At least 24 people were killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh’s southern coast on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and prompting authorities to evacuate about five lakh people.
With a wind speed of up to 88 kilometres per hour, the cyclone hit the Barisal-Chittagong region, sending impacts across the country. Most places witnessed rain and thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty and squally wind since early morning. 24 people were killed, BD News reported.
The northwestern Chittagong appeared to be the worst affected as the cyclone hit the coastline at a speed of 80 kilometre per hour, killing nine people in the port city alone. Bhola, Noakhali and Cox’s Bazar coastal districts each witnessed three deaths . In terms of infrastructural and other damages, Chittagong suffered most as well as the cyclone damaged some 40,000 homesteads and business houses there.
