24 killed, 100 injured, half a million evacuated as cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh
At 88 kilometres per hour heavy winds and torrential rains hit the Barisal-Chittagong region, sending impacts across the country.
A screen grab of Cyclone Roanu from India Meteorological Department's website.
New Delhi,UPDATED: May 22, 2016 12:12 IST
In Short
- 24 dead and over 100 injured after cyclone Roanu hit Bangladesh.
- Trail of destruction led to evacuation of 500,000 residents.
- Uprooted trees blocked highways affecting road communications.
At least 24 people were killed and over 100 others injured after tropical cyclone Roanu hit Bangladesh, yesterday.
At 88 kilometres per hour heavy winds and torrential rains hit the Barisal-Chittagong region, sending impacts across the country. Consequently, a trail of destruction forced the evacuation of half a million residents, authorities said.
According to Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury, minister of disaster management and relief, the northwestern Chittagong appeared to be the worst victim of the cyclone as it hit the coastline at a speed of 80 kilometre per hour, killing 12 people in that port city alone. Bhola, Noakhali and Cox's Bazar coastal districts each witnessed three deaths.
Top developments:
- 24 dead and over 100 injured after cyclone Roanu hit Bangladesh's southern coast.
- A minor child and a woman in Bhola appeared to be the first victims of the cyclone.
- Hundreds of houses were damaged and almost half a million residents were evacuated.
- The northwestern Chittagong was wrose hit with the highest death toll. 12 people were reported dead in the district.
- In Patuakhali, over 300 families have been waterlogged as strong tidal waves caused the damn in Rangabali to break.
- Yesterday, the Met office issued a warning of 7 on a scale of 10 for three of the four main seaports.
- The Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong suspended all of its flight operations.
- The storm disrupted power and road communications in many parts of the country.
- According to a Met very heavy falls may occur at places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions.
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