Southern Bangladesh ravaged by Cyclone Sitrang. At least sixteen people died announced Tuesday, October 25, the country’s authorities. Most of the victims were killed by falling trees, and two more perished in the sinking of a boat on the Jamuna River in the north of the country, a government official said.
“We have not yet received all the damage reports” of the cyclone, she said. Sitrang hit the southern island of Bhola at 9 p.m. Monday (local time), before weakening early on Tuesday and moving towards northeast Meghalaya state. ‘India. In the most affected region of Barisal, heavy rains and winds have devastated many vegetable crops, according to the regional district administrator.
One million people evacuated
Some 10 million people have been without power since Monday in the 15 coastal districts, according to an electricity division official. Schools have been closed across the south and southwest of the country. Trees were uprooted even in the capital Dhaka, yet located hundreds of kilometers from the storm.
Starting Monday, “about a million people” Lowland areas, islands and riverbanks had been evacuated and moved into thousands of shelters in apartment buildings where they spent the night, Ministry of Disaster Management Secretary Kamrul Ahsan said.