Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday undertook an aerial visit to Mathbaria and Pathorghata areas of Patuakhali district to see herself the trail of havoc caused by the recent Cyclone Remal, state news agency BSS reported.
Sheikh Hasina witnessed the super storm Remal-affected two areas from the helicopter that was hovering just over the ground at a slow speed on her way to Patuakhali from Dhaka.
The helicopter carrying with the prime minister landed at the helipad adjoining to Khepupara Govt Model Secondary School at Kalapara of Patuakhali district at 12:20 pm.
The Premier is scheduled to distribute relief materials among the cyclone-affected people at the Government Mozaharuddin Biswas Degree College in Patuakhali.
Afterwards, she will visit the Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road.
Hasina will later exchange views with the divisional level officials.
After wrapping her day-long programme at Kalapara of Patuakhali, Sheikh Hasina, also President of the ruling Awami League, is scheduled to leave for Dhaka at 3:00 pm.
Severe cyclone Remal reportedly killed at least 13 people, destroyed over 35,000 homes, and seriously affected more than 37 lakh people in 19 districts of the country.
The storm made landfall near Khepupara of Patuakhali with the wind speed of up to 130kmph on Sunday evening.
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