9 Dead, Blackouts In Coastal Areas In Bangladesh Hit By Cyclone Sitrang

Tuesday, 25 October 2022newsdesk

A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said.

New Delhi 25 October 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of the casualties and damage would only be known after communications are restored, they said. The cyclone barrelled in from the Bay of Bengal early in the day with winds gusting up to 88 kph (55 mph) and a storm surge of about 3 m (10 ft) that flooded low-lying coastal areas. Power and telephone links have been largely cut and coastal areas plunged into darkness, officials said. Most of the people killed were crushed by falling trees.

Source - NDTV