Predicted Path: Bangladesh Meteorological Department

Bangladesh Meteorological Department: Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veered west of its predicted path, sparing major Bangladeshi population areas, including Chittagong and the seaside resort of Cox's Bazar, said Mohammad Shah Alam, director of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, according to Times Colonist. "Thank God we have been spared this time," local government administrator Ruhul Amin said and COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Coastal areas were spared major damage because it hit Thursday afternoon during low tide, causing no major tidal surge, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.