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The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Dhaka reported that Cyclone 07B had made landfall across the southwestern coastline of Bangladesh on 22 November. The cyclone affected the districts of Satkhira and Khulna including the off-shore islands. On 23 November, the cyclone 07B turned into a land depression and weakened gradually, causing moderate to heavy rainfall in many parts of the country. According to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the districts of Khulna, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Satkhira and Barguna were the most affected. Losses reported include yet unquantified damage to rice paddy crops and to mud-fabricated houses and bamboo structures used for drying of fish (200-250 MT of semi-dried fish have been washed away), according to unconfirmed newspaper reports. Both the Government's Emergency Control Room and IFRCS/Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) indicated that they have no report of human casualty. (OCHA, 24 Nov 1998)