Four missing crew members of a dredger boat were discovered dead by Bangladeshi rescuers on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Cyclone Sitrang fatalities to 28, officials said.

Although cyclones, which are the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Pacific, are a common threat to the area, scientists believe that climate change is likely making them more violent and common.

On Monday, Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh, but authorities were able to evacuate around a million people in advance of the catastrophic storm.

Even with gusts of 80 km/h (55 mph), it left a path of destruction in the low-lying, densely populated coastal portion of the country, which is home to tens of millions of people.

Although cyclones are a common threat in the area, scientists believe that climate change is likely making them more intense and common.

Although cyclones are a common threat in the area, scientists believe that climate change is likely making them more intense and common.

At a period of record-high food inflation, the government said that over 10,000 dwellings with tin roofs were either "devastated or damaged" and that crops on vast stretches of farmland were destroyed.

Four crew members of a dredger boat that drowned in the Bay of Bengal during the storm were found dead by fire department divers.

"On Tuesday night, we discovered one body, and this morning, we discovered three more. Four crew members remain missing "According to AFP, Abdullah Pasha from the fire department.

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