Aid reaches stricken Bangladeshis

Rescue and relief teams have now reached most of the remote areas of Bangladesh devastated by a powerful cyclone, officials say.

Cyclone Sidr is known to have killed at least 2,400 people but there are fears the final toll could be much higher.

An estimated one million families are thought to have been affected.

Aid pledges have begun pouring in to help victims of the storm, which the government in Dhaka has described as a "national calamity".

Cyclone Sidr, which struck late on Thursday, brought winds of up to 240km/h (150mph) and a tidal surge of several metres.

(BBC News)