Cyclone Ailia kills more than 120 in South Asia
It didn't take long for a new tropical cyclone to form in the Bay of Bengal, spin up to minimal hurricane force, then go ashore and kill more than 120 people in Bengladesh and India in recent days.
Cyclone Aila formed Sunday and is already dissipating (photo below) over the subcontinent. The winds never rose above 74 mph - minimal speed for a named storm. Even so, low-lying lands in the storm's path were quickly flooded by rising water and heavy rains. It's a familiar pattern in the region, where geography and poverty combine to produce terrible losses and dislocations whenever these storms steam ashore. Read more here.
