The death toll in the cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ that battered Bangladesh’s southwestern coastlines climbed to 46 on Friday as bodies of nine children were pulled out from the Bay of Bengal.
The cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ battered the country’s southwestern coastlines on Thursday, damaging thousands of thatched houses and forcing evacuation of over one million people from low-lying areas. A total of 46 people, including 15 children, were killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact.
Fifteen people were killed by Mahasen when it struck. After the cyclone hit the region, a trawler carrying some passengers sank in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night, killing 31 people.
The cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen’ battered the country’s southwestern coastlines on Thursday, damaging thousands of thatched houses and forcing evacuation of over one million people from low-lying areas. A total of 46 people, including 15 children, were killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact.
Fifteen people were killed by Mahasen when it struck. After the cyclone hit the region, a trawler carrying some passengers sank in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday night, killing 31 people.