Cyclone Sidr has swept over Bangladesh, killing some 1100 people, with around 1000 missing and more than 20,000 homes destroyed, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

Officials in Bangladesh say more than 500 people have been killed by a powerful cyclone that has devastated the country's south-west coast.

Tropical storm Noel, which has killed at least 115, is now ranked a category one hurricane and continues to batter the Caribbean with torrential rain and strong winds, local media said.

Tropical storm Noel killed at least 80 people as torrential rain and high winds continue to batter the Dominican Republic and Haiti causing flooding and mudslides, the local media said.

Typhoon Wipha hit China's east coast near Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday, killing one and injuring three others, toppling hundreds of homes, and damaging power and water supplies.

Meteorologists in East Asia are warning residents in Taiwan and eastern China to brace for Typhoon Wipha, after a separate storm passed through South Korea, killing at least 14.