Thousands flee as cyclone barrels towards Bangladesh

A man pulls a fishing boat to shore as a preventive measure during rainfall in Kuakata, Bangladesh, on May 26, 2024, ahead of cyclone Remal's landfall. Volunteers of the Cyclone Preparedness Programm (CPP) use a megaphone, asking people to evacuate as a preventive measure in Kuakata, Bangladesh, on May 26, 2024, ahead of cyclone Remal's landfall.

Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis left their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for the expected landfall of an intense cyclone, officials said.