Cyclone Aila kills dozens in eastern India and Bangladesh

Strong winds and heavy rains from Cyclone Aila have lashed eastern India and Bangladesh, killing DOZENS OF people and stranding thousands in their flooded villages.

Cyclone victims wait across a damaged bridge at Akshaynagar in the Sundarbans delta, about 100 km (62 miles) south from the eastern  Indian city of Kolkata, May 26, 2009.REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw

According to the local meteorological office, the cyclone generated winds of about 110 kilometers per hour. But by the evening, the storm had gradually begun to weaken.