DHAKA: More than 800,000 people were evacuated from vulnerable areas to shelters on Sunday as Bangladesh prepared for severe cyclonic storm 'Remal', which is forecast to hit the country's coastal districts of Satkhira and Cox's Bazar by midnight. There may be high tide and heavy rain. ,
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Remal will make landfall between 6:00 pm and midnight.
The weather office issued "great danger signal" number 10 on a scale of 10 for south-western Greater Barisal and its coasts and "great danger signal number nine" for south-eastern coastlines including the port city of Chattogram. "Severe Cyclone "And under the peripheral influence of the intense pressure gradient, low lying coastal districts...and their offshore islands are likely to be inundated with wind gusts up to 08-12 feet above normal." “Astronomical tide,” BSS news agency reported, citing a late office bulletin.Minister of State for Disaster Management and Relief Mohammad Mohibur Rahman told a press briefing that more than eight lakh people were evacuated to cyclone centers and other safe places.
He said, "We have taken all necessary measures on an immediate basis to deal with the severe cyclonic storm... All concerned organizations have been asked to work in a coordinated manner to face the cyclone."The minister said officials has launched an intensive evacuation operation to move all vulnerable people to safety as the weather office has asked Pairc and Mongla ports to hoist major danger signal number 10, while it has asked Cox's Bazar and Chattogram ports this morning. NI has been issued for this.
"We are hoping that we will be able to bring all the vulnerable people living in 1 districts to cyclone centers before the cyclone hits," he said.
According to the Daily Sta newspaper, leaves of officials of all ministries, divisions and subordinate offices have been canceled to deal with the possible consequences of Cyclone Remal.The Chattogram Port Authority has suspended all operations at the port as Cyclone Remal moves towards the coast.
According to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper, flight operations at Chittagong airport have been suspended for eight hours.
National carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced suspension of its flights to Cox's Bazar on Sunday due to cyclonic storm Remal. Additionally, flights BG395 and BG391 to Kolkata will remain suspended today and tomorrow respectively, said Bosra Islam, general manager of the public relations wing of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, according to local media reports. According to a BMD special news bulletin issued on Sunday afternoon, Remal is located 335 km south west of Chattogram Sea Port, 315 km south west of Cox's Bazar Port, 220 km south of Mongla Port and 200 km south of Payra Port."Wind speed within 62 km of the cyclone center is 90-120 km per hour, resulting in risk of tidal surge up to 12 feet along the coast," an official meteorologist said.
BSS quoted Disaster Management Director Genera Mizanur Rahman as saying, "Mass evacuation has started after the weather office issued danger signals number 10 and nine. All vulnerable people should be evacuated to safe places in the shortest possible time." Along with the evacuation of people, domestic animals have been taken to designated cyclone shelters, he said, adding that a total of 8,464 cyclone shelters, including Mujib Kela, have been set up to provide shelter to people living in 19 coastal districts. Preparedness has been kept for those who will possibly be affected by Cyclone Remal.
Mizanur said adequate food has been stockpiled for people in 19 coastal districts as well as those living in the cyclone centre.He said all upazila and district administrations have enough cash to provide quick response to people affected by the cyclone.
"We have also kept 1,185 medical teams on standby to provide immediate health care support to the people as Cyclone Rimel may hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh with heavy strength," the disaster management chief said. Has gone, hence it is taking more time to reach. "We have to manage the cyclone carefully to minimize damage."
The coastal districts which are at risk of cyclone are Khulna, Satkhira Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Chittagong Cox's Bazar, Feni, Comilla, Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Chandpur.Disaster Management and Relief Ministry officials said 78,000 volunteers of the Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) have been kept ready to deal with 'Remal' in the coastal district. This includes about 8,600 Red Crescent volunteers and others who are Joined the campaign to ask people at risk to move to safer places along with government officials, while the district administration mobilized transport to take them to cyclone shelters.
This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and I have named it Remal (sand in Arabic) as per the system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Remal will make landfall between 6:00 pm and midnight.
The weather office issued "great danger signal" number 10 on a scale of 10 for south-western Greater Barisal and its coasts and "great danger signal number nine" for south-eastern coastlines including the port city of Chattogram. "Severe Cyclone "And under the peripheral influence of the intense pressure gradient, low lying coastal districts...and their offshore islands are likely to be inundated with wind gusts up to 08-12 feet above normal." “Astronomical tide,” BSS news agency reported, citing a late office bulletin.Minister of State for Disaster Management and Relief Mohammad Mohibur Rahman told a press briefing that more than eight lakh people were evacuated to cyclone centers and other safe places.
He said, "We have taken all necessary measures on an immediate basis to deal with the severe cyclonic storm... All concerned organizations have been asked to work in a coordinated manner to face the cyclone."The minister said officials has launched an intensive evacuation operation to move all vulnerable people to safety as the weather office has asked Pairc and Mongla ports to hoist major danger signal number 10, while it has asked Cox's Bazar and Chattogram ports this morning. NI has been issued for this.
"We are hoping that we will be able to bring all the vulnerable people living in 1 districts to cyclone centers before the cyclone hits," he said.
According to the Daily Sta newspaper, leaves of officials of all ministries, divisions and subordinate offices have been canceled to deal with the possible consequences of Cyclone Remal.The Chattogram Port Authority has suspended all operations at the port as Cyclone Remal moves towards the coast.
According to the Dhaka Tribune newspaper, flight operations at Chittagong airport have been suspended for eight hours.
National carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced suspension of its flights to Cox's Bazar on Sunday due to cyclonic storm Remal. Additionally, flights BG395 and BG391 to Kolkata will remain suspended today and tomorrow respectively, said Bosra Islam, general manager of the public relations wing of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, according to local media reports. According to a BMD special news bulletin issued on Sunday afternoon, Remal is located 335 km south west of Chattogram Sea Port, 315 km south west of Cox's Bazar Port, 220 km south of Mongla Port and 200 km south of Payra Port."Wind speed within 62 km of the cyclone center is 90-120 km per hour, resulting in risk of tidal surge up to 12 feet along the coast," an official meteorologist said.
BSS quoted Disaster Management Director Genera Mizanur Rahman as saying, "Mass evacuation has started after the weather office issued danger signals number 10 and nine. All vulnerable people should be evacuated to safe places in the shortest possible time." Along with the evacuation of people, domestic animals have been taken to designated cyclone shelters, he said, adding that a total of 8,464 cyclone shelters, including Mujib Kela, have been set up to provide shelter to people living in 19 coastal districts. Preparedness has been kept for those who will possibly be affected by Cyclone Remal.
Mizanur said adequate food has been stockpiled for people in 19 coastal districts as well as those living in the cyclone centre.He said all upazila and district administrations have enough cash to provide quick response to people affected by the cyclone.
"We have also kept 1,185 medical teams on standby to provide immediate health care support to the people as Cyclone Rimel may hit the coastal areas of Bangladesh with heavy strength," the disaster management chief said. Has gone, hence it is taking more time to reach. "We have to manage the cyclone carefully to minimize damage."
The coastal districts which are at risk of cyclone are Khulna, Satkhira Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Chittagong Cox's Bazar, Feni, Comilla, Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Chandpur.Disaster Management and Relief Ministry officials said 78,000 volunteers of the Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) have been kept ready to deal with 'Remal' in the coastal district. This includes about 8,600 Red Crescent volunteers and others who are Joined the campaign to ask people at risk to move to safer places along with government officials, while the district administration mobilized transport to take them to cyclone shelters.
This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and I have named it Remal (sand in Arabic) as per the system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region.
