Dhaka  - Cyclone Rashmi killed at least 11 people in Bangladesh when it made landfall in the country's south-western region, media reports said Tuesday.

The tropical cyclone with wind speeds between 60 and 80 kilometres per hour ripped through nine coastal districts, an official at the disaster management ministry said.

District administrations in the coastal areas confirmed at least 11 deaths and reported that some fishermen remained missing in the Bay of Bengal.

Standing crops were affected in low-lying areas of coastal districts inundated by water surging up to two metres higher than normal tides, The Daily Star reported, quoting officials at the Agriculture Extension Division.

Some fishing trawlers reportedly capsized in the Bay of Bengal. Fishermen in the coastal Barguna area said at least 11 people were missing, local media reported. dpa ni tl