Cyclone Remal: weakened and became a storm, but winds and rain still lashed the coast.
Dhaka:
The death toll from a cyclone that hit low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people, with more than 30,000 homes destroyed and tens of thousands of others damaged, local authorities said on Monday.
Cyclone Remal made landfall near a beach in Kuakata.
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“Most of them died after being crushed by collapsed houses or walls,” said Showkat Ali, government administrator for Barisal district, where seven people died.
Three others died in neighboring districts, some by drowning.
Strong winds and violent waves battered the coast as Cyclone Remal made landfall on Sunday night.
People gather at the seaside amid the rains in Kuakata.
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By Monday afternoon, the weather had weakened into a storm, but winds and rain were still lashing the coast.
“Heavy rains triggered by the cyclone are ongoing and the wind speed is also high,” Ali added.
In Khulan district, two people died, government administrator Helal Mahmud told AFP.
“The cyclone damaged more than 123,000 houses in the division and among them around 31,000 houses were completely damaged,” he said.
A woman stands next to her damaged house near a beach in Kuakata.
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Another person died in Chittagong, where “more than 40,000 people are still in cyclone shelters due to heavy rain and strong winds,” administrator Tofael Islam told AFP.
Power has been cut to more than 12.5 million people, said Biswanath Sikder, chief engineer at the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board, the country’s largest state-owned power distribution company.
“We will resume power supply after the cyclone situation improves,” he said.
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