Cyclone Remal death toll rises to 10, over 30,000 homes destroyed At least ten people were killed and over 30,000 homes destroyed after the Cyclone Remal smashed into low-lying areas in the country on Sunday night. Among them, two people died in Barisal, one each in Bhola, Patuakhali, Chattogram, Shatkhira and Cumilla. They mostly died after they were crushed under fallen houses or collapsed walls or trees.
In Barisahl: Two people were killed and another was injured when a portion of the roof of a multi-storied building collapsed on a tin shed hotel due to heavy rain caused by the cyclone in Rupatali area of Barishal early Monday. The victims were hotel owner Lokman Hossain and his employee Mokchedur Rahman. The injured named Shakib was admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
In Bhola: Three people, including a woman and a child, died during heavy rains influenced by the cyclone. According to the local administration, Maneja Khatun, 50 died after a tin-shed house collapsed on her at Char Umed union of Lalmohan upazila of the district on Monday morning. A 3-year-old child Raisha of Daulatkhan municipality and Jahangir, 50, of Chachra Union on Borhanuddin upazila were also killed during the storm.
Deputy Commissioner of Bhola Arifuzzaman, said local administration is working to estimate the damages caused by the storm. Power supply to the district remained suspended since Sunday, disrupting mobile networks and internet service. A number of trees and electric.