Before Cyclone Sitrang hit the coast, authorities in Bangladesh evacuated tens of thousands of people. The links between the roads and the power have been severely disrupted.
As Cyclone Sitrang bypassed the West Bengal coast and struck landfall in Barisal later on Monday, October 25, 9 fatalities have been reported by the Bangladeshi outlets.
“Nine people have died, most by trees falling, including three from one family in (the eastern district of) Cumilla.”
Jebun Nahar, a government official in conversation with AFP News Agency
The regions of Barguna, Narail, Sirajganj, as well as the island district of Bhol reported deaths as about 8 million people are without electricity across the nation. Officials warned that as more casualties are reported from other districts, the death toll could rise. Five women and two children are among those who were killed, according to the Bangladeshi daily Prothom Alo.
Cyclone Sitrang makes a landfall in Bangladesh, kills 9
According to the Regional Met Centre in Kolkata, Sitrang made landfall in Bangladesh between 9.30 and 11.30 p.m. on Monday around Tinkona island and Sandwip near Barisal with sustained winds of 80 to 90 kmph and gusts up to 100 kmph.
Local media indicates that extensive damage has been done to electrical poles and lines as a consequence of the intense rainfall in Bangladesh’s south and southeast regions.
There is no special warning for any district [now]. Because Sitrang has now become weak.”
Abul Kalam Mallik, a Meteorologist in conversation with Daily Star, a Bangladeshi newspaper
Before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in Bangladesh on Monday, authorities had ordered the evacuation of thousands of people out of concern for severe damage to homes and crops as well as the disruption of road and electricity connections.
According to Reuters, three million people would be housed in more than 7,000 cyclone shelters, as per Enamur Rahman, the junior minister of disaster management.
In the refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar sheltering over a million Rohingya in rickety shelters, aid workers stocked critical supplies including food, tarpaulins, and water purification tablets.
Additionally, authorities had advised almost 33,000 Rohingya refugees who had been shifted from camps to a Bay of Bengal island prone to flooding to stay indoors.
Inundated cities included the capital, Dhaka, Khulna, and Barisal, which on Monday received 324 mm (13 inches) of rain due to the country’s extensive rainfalls. The capital city of Dhaka received a significant amount of rain, flooding some bridges and disturbing commuters.
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Cyclone Sitrang and West Bengal
South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal had moderate to heavy rain and stormy weather as the cyclone travelled northward from the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh at a speed of 56 kmph.
By Tuesday evening, it is most likely to become a depression, then a low pressure system. People in Kolkata as well as south Bengal were ordered to remain inside on Monday due to sporadic rainfall.
In consideration of the weather forecast, the government of West Bengal also recommended citizens to adopt the necessary precautions.
In recent years, the two neighbouring nations have suffered significantly from an increase in inclement climate. Environmentalists caution that climate change may cause additional disasters, particularly in Bangladesh, which is highly populated.
According to a 2015 World Bank Institute report, Bangladesh’s population of 3.5 million have been at danger of river floods yearly.
“2022 has seen climate emergencies such as floods and droughts impact countries on a scale that has never been witnessed before. The climate crisis is growing, and here in Bangladesh we feel its ferocity.”…“When extreme weather events like Cyclone Sitrang strike, communities are left devastated. We urgently need access to funds that support communities living through the reality of the climate crisis.”
Farah Kabir, Bangladesh Country Director of ActionAid.
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