Thousands across the coasts of Bangladesh and Burma were left homeless Thursday after Tropical Storm Mahasen touched ground, and early casualty reports are expected to rise as communications are restored in rural areas.
Tropical Storm Mahasen made landfall in the coastal areas of Bangladesh, where almost one million people had been evacuated. Early reports of casualties may be grossly understated because the storm ripped through mainly rural areas. The storm surge destroyed thousands of primitive living quarters, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless or displaced.