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Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, India
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-05-26 20:42

Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh, India
Residents carry the body of a victim of Cyclone Aila in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata May 25, 2009.  [Agencies]
Army, navy and coast guards were helping civil officials and volunteers to search for the missing and pick up people marooned in hundreds of villages, caught in chest or shoulder-high waters, witnesses said.

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In West Bengal, the Indian army and government aid workers on Tuesday began an operation to provide relief to more than 400,000 people marooned in the Sundarbans delta region.

Officials in West Bengal said at least 29 people died in the cyclone, mostly from house collapses, electrocution and falling trees.

"We have moved two columns, each with 100 personnel, to Sundarbans for relief," said Mahesh Upasani, a defense spokesman.

Large areas of crops were destroyed in both countries by the cyclone, officials said, adding they were assessing the damage.

Cargo handling at Paradeep port in India's eastern state of Orissa returned to normal after being severely affected for the past two days, K.Raghuramaiah, chairman of Paradeep Port Trust, told Reuters.

Many farmers have lost their rice just ready to be harvested. "Allah has taken it (rice and other crops) all from me. I have been made a pauper," said Mohar Ali, a farmer.