Cyclone Sidr is the fourth named storm of the 2007North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The storm formed in the central Bay of Bengal, and quickly strengthened to reach peak sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mp/h), which would make it a Category-4 equivalent tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The storm eventually made landfall near Bangladesh on November 15. The storm caused large-scale evacuations in Bangladesh. So far, 3,113 deaths have been blamed on the storm, with that number expected to rise.
The Bengali Red Crescent reported on November 18 that the number of deaths is estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths.
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Yeah I heard about this storm it was all over the news. This storm has devistated all of the corners of the Bengal area. Hmmm.... is this another Katrina??? can another one be coming this was or is it just the affect of global warming?
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