At least 16 people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce gales and torrential rains, officials said Sunday, reports agencies.
However prompt evacuations saved many lives and the worst was over, officials said on Sunday.
The severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' completed crossing the West Bengal-Khulna coast near the Sundarbans around 5am and then weekend further into a deep depression.
Some 30 people were injured and around 6,000 homes were partially or fully damaged, authorities said.
The cyclone packed winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour when it hit late Saturday, closing ports and airports in both countries.
In Bangladesh at least eight people in seven coastal districts have been reported dead from a combination of falling trees, collapsed houses and illness after Cyclone Bulbul ripped through southern Bangladesh on Saturday
The health directorate's Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room confirmed the death toll on Sunday.
Meanwhile, in India seven people were killed in India's West Bengal state, the Press Trust of India reported, including two after uprooted trees fell on their homes and another after being struck by falling branches in Kolkata.
An eighth person died under a collapsed wall in nearby Odisha state.
Two people died after being crushed by trees upended during the storm in Khulna's Dighalia and Dacope Upazilas, according to the health directorate.
The dead were identified as Alamgir Hossain, 32, from Dighalia's Senhati, and Promila Mandal, 52, from Dacope.
The incidents occurred around 10 am on Sunday, said the district's Superintendent of Police SM Shafiullah.
An elderly man died after a tree fell on his house in Patuakhali after Cyclone Bulbul battered the coastal district.
He was identified as Hameed Fakir, a 65-year-old fisherman Hameed from Patuakhali's Mirzaganj.
The incident took place around 3:30am on Sunday, said Upazila Executive Officer Md Sarwar Hossain.
An elderly, identified as Halima Khatun, died after falling sick at a shelter at DL College in Barguna Sadar Upazila on Saturday night.
"The 70-year-old Halima died due to illness," said Barguna Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Anisur Rahman.
A man died when a tree toppled by strong wind gusts landed on his house in Pirojpur's Nazirpur Upazila.
He was identified as Noni Shikari, a native of Lora village in the Upazila's Malikhali Union, said Nazirpur Police OC Md Moniruzzaman.
"A tree fell on his house during the onset of the cyclone. He died on the spot."
Meanwhile, two siblings were critically injured in the Upazila's Kolar Doania Union after a tree collapsed on their home, said Hasnat Dalim, chairman of the union council.
They were identified as 16-year-old 'Nasir' and 8-year-old 'Shumi'.
A woman died after her house was rattled by strong winds in Madaripur Sadar Upazila.
She was identified as Saleha Begum, 40, a native of Ghatmajhi village, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Saifuddin Gias.
"Her home was shaken by the gusts causing a cupboard to fall on top of her. She was rescued and taken to the Sadar Hospital in critical condition. Doctors later pronounced her dead."
An elderly woman died under a fallen tree in Barishal, said Deputy Commissioner SM Aziar Rahman.
The incident occurred in the municipal town of Uzirpur around 2pm on Sunday. The woman was identified as Ashalata Mazumdar, 60.
A young girl, identified only as Samia, died after a tree was upended during the storm in Bagerhat's Rampal, said the health directorate.
She hailed from Rampal's Ujolpur area.
At least 15 people were injured in different incidents at four coastal districts. Nine of them are currently receiving treatment at hospitals.
