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A massive hurricane will hit Bangladesh in a few hours and could result in large-scale devastation, especially from a supply chain perspective. The South Asian nation is routinely hit by storms -- but this is going to be a big one.

A massive hurricane will hit Bangladesh in a few hours. Given its magnitude and direction, and the geopolitical conditions in the country, the hurricane could result in large-scale devastation, especially from a supply chain perspective. The South Asian nation is routinely hit by storms — but this is going to be a big one.

Sidr, a Category 4 hurricane with wind velocity of 135 knots and a heading due north, is on a trajectory that will envelop the heavily populated southern coast before it moves on toward the capital, Dhaka. It is expected to make landfall sometime around midnight local time Nov. 16. Waters in the rivers flowing into the Bay of Bengal along parts of the southern coast already are rising to critical levels. Some 10 million of the country’s 140 inhabitants live along this coast.


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