Cyclone lashes India, Bangladesh; 6 dead, 1.1M evacuated

A cow runs through high tide water at the Digha beach on the Bay of Bengal coast as Cyclone Yaas intensifies in West Bengal state, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as the cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Ashim Paul)

A man pedals through heavy rain under the inclement weather due to Cyclone Yaas in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as a cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Mechanized boats used to ferry passengers are moored together to avoid losses under the inclement weather due to Cyclone Yaas in Kolkata, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. City heritage landmark Howrah Bridge is seen behind. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as a cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

beach vendors' kiosks are surrounded by water during high tide at the Digha beach on the Bay of Bengal coast as Cyclone Yaas intensifies in West Bengal state, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as the cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Ashim Paul)

National Disaster Response Force personnel clear trees that got uprooted in rain and strong winds as Cyclone Yaas intensifies over the Bay of Bengal in Balasore district, Odisha, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as the cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo)

This Tuesday, May, 25, 2021, satellite image provided by NASA shows Cyclone Yaas approaching India's eastern coast. Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from low-lying areas of two Indian states to escape the strong cyclone barreling toward the eastern coast. Yaas is expected to make landfall Wednesday in West Bengal and Odisha states. It comes amid a coronavirus surge, complicating India's efforts to deal with both. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)

Heavy winds and sea waves hit the shore at the Digha beach on the Bay of Bengal coast as Cyclone Yaas intensifies in West Bengal state, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of India's eastern coast as the cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated amid a devastating coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Ashim Paul)