State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Enamur Rahman on Sunday said another cyclone is likely to hit Bangladesh in December, reports UNB.
According to the information of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), another cyclone may hit the country in the month of December, he said while speaking at a press briefing over the cyclone Sitrang at the Secretariat.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina thanked me over phone on Monday night for taking measures for Cyclone Sitrang and she also asked me that there will be another cyclone which may hit the country in December. She asked me to take precautionary measures like what we’ve taken to Sitrang,” said the minister.
The state ministers said around 10,000 houses in 419 unions of the country were damaged by cyclone Sitrang that hit the coastal districts Monday night.
Sitrang did not turn into a severe cyclone and crossed the coastal area very quickly, the state minister said adding that “we have been able to provide shelter to 10 lakh people in 6,925 cyclone shelters. The cyclone weakened quickly after hitting the coastal districts at 10pm. People have already left the shelters.”
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