500,000 evacuated as Cyclone Roanu smashes into Bangladesh: Death toll more than a hundred with many more missing
TheBigWobble.com
Sunday, 22 May 2016
At least 30 people have died and dozens more have been injured by Cyclone Roanu as it tore along the nation’s coastline, from where authorities have evacuated some 500,000 citizens as a protective measure, various sources reported.
The deputy secretary of the Bangladesh emergency management office, Satiya Broto Saha, told EFE that 30 people were killed over the past few hours in accidents related to the cyclone, such as falling trees and walls.
Saha said the administrations of the country’s 14 coastal districts have evacuated 500,000 people from different “vulnerable areas” to 3,500 shelters, the usual practice in such situations.
“At this time we do not know the volume of material damage, but we have allocated funds and food to the respective authorities in case they are needed,” Saha said.
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