DHAKA, Bangladesh on Sunday launched intensive evacuation operations in sensitive areas as it prepares for severe cyclonic storm 'Remal' to hit the country's coastal districts of Satkhira and Cox's Bazar with possible high tide and heavy rains by evening or midnight. Is. Is. ,
According to the latest cyclone warning bulletin, 'Remal' is likely to move in a northerly direction and cross Sagar Island off the West Bengal-Khepupara coast near Mongla by evening or midnight, BSS news agency reported.
"Mass evacuation has already begun. All vulnerable people will be moved to safe places in the shortest possible time," BSS quoted Mizanur Rahman, director general of the disaster management department, as saying.,
On Saturday, State Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mohammad Mohibur Rahma said authorities have kept cyclone centers ready and made all kinds of preparations to deal with it. "The district administration has set up 4,000 designated cyclone shelters as well as temporary shelters at religious institutions in the coastal districts to accommodate the large number of people, including social, educational and vulnerable people living in remote areas," Mohibur said. .
"A total of 78,000 Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) volunteers have been kept ready to deal with cyclone 'Remal' in the coastal district, he said.
About 4,000 cyclone shelter centers have been prepared in coastal districts equipped with adequate dry food supplies. The minister said around 8,600 Red Crescent volunteers and others joined an operation in which at-risk people were asked to move to safer places with government officials, while district administrations mobilized transport to take them to cyclone shelters. .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.
On Sunday morning, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department asked Chittagong and Cox's Bazar ports to hoist major danger signal number 9, the newspaper said.
Coastal districts – Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi Barguna, Bhola and Patuakhali will also be in major danger.Signal Number 10 Cyclone Remal has now transformed into a severe cyclonic storm. The bulletin issued by meteorologist Hafizur Rahman said that at 9:00 am, the cyclone was about 380 km south west of Chattogram port, 340 km south west of Cox's Bazar port. 295 km south of Mongla port and 265 km south of Payra port. I was focused. BMD.
This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and as per the system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region, I have named it Remal (meaning sand in Arabic).
According to the latest cyclone warning bulletin, 'Remal' is likely to move in a northerly direction and cross Sagar Island off the West Bengal-Khepupara coast near Mongla by evening or midnight, BSS news agency reported.
"Mass evacuation has already begun. All vulnerable people will be moved to safe places in the shortest possible time," BSS quoted Mizanur Rahman, director general of the disaster management department, as saying.,
On Saturday, State Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mohammad Mohibur Rahma said authorities have kept cyclone centers ready and made all kinds of preparations to deal with it. "The district administration has set up 4,000 designated cyclone shelters as well as temporary shelters at religious institutions in the coastal districts to accommodate the large number of people, including social, educational and vulnerable people living in remote areas," Mohibur said. .
"A total of 78,000 Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP) volunteers have been kept ready to deal with cyclone 'Remal' in the coastal district, he said.
About 4,000 cyclone shelter centers have been prepared in coastal districts equipped with adequate dry food supplies. The minister said around 8,600 Red Crescent volunteers and others joined an operation in which at-risk people were asked to move to safer places with government officials, while district administrations mobilized transport to take them to cyclone shelters. .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.
On Sunday morning, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department asked Chittagong and Cox's Bazar ports to hoist major danger signal number 9, the newspaper said.
Coastal districts – Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi Barguna, Bhola and Patuakhali will also be in major danger.Signal Number 10 Cyclone Remal has now transformed into a severe cyclonic storm. The bulletin issued by meteorologist Hafizur Rahman said that at 9:00 am, the cyclone was about 380 km south west of Chattogram port, 340 km south west of Cox's Bazar port. 295 km south of Mongla port and 265 km south of Payra port. I was focused. BMD.
This is the first cyclone in the Bay of Bengal this pre-monsoon season and as per the system of naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean region, I have named it Remal (meaning sand in Arabic).
