An elephant removes a fallen tree that created a road block in Barishal,75 miles south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 150 mph winds, killing at least 242 people, leveling homes and forcing the evacuation of 650,000 villagers before heading inland and losing power.

First published in the November 16, 2007, 11:10 a.m. edition

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