Southern India storm death toll mounts

At least 1000 people are missing in southern India and hundreds of fishermen are unaccounted for in Bangladesh after a severe storm in the Bay of Bengal killed 50 people.

Indian authorities said about 100,000 people were homeless after heavy rains caused flooding in coastal districts of the southern Andhra Pradesh state. Most of the victims were either electrocuted or died in house collapses.

In Bangladesh about 300 fishermen are missing after the storm triggered high waves and heavy rain along the coast.