The Bangladeshi government on Thursday confirmed 155 people were killed in the cyclone Aila which battered the country’s southwestern coast on Monday. Spokesman of the Food and Disaster Management Ministry Golam Kibira in a Press release issued on Thursday evening said that 155 deaths were confirmed while ten others are missing. However, Kibira earlier on Thursday noon said more than 1,100 people in the coastal districts remained missing. The cyclone Aila formed in the Bay of Bengal crossed Bangladesh’ s southwestern coast on Monday
with speed of 70-90 kilometres per hour, leaving more than 6,500 people injured and 3.47 million affected in about 15 coastal districts. This was the biggest natural calamity in Bangladesh
after cyclone Sidr battered the country’s southwestern coastal belt on 15 Nov, 2007 leaving more than 4,000 dead or missing. The food ministry’s release said the government on Thursday allocated additional 300 million taka (about 4.3 million US dollars) and 5,000 tons of rice to the
affected areas on Thursday. With the new allocation, the government has so far allocated a total of 322.3 million taka (about 4.6 million US dollars) and 19,000 tons of rice to the victims.
with speed of 70-90 kilometres per hour, leaving more than 6,500 people injured and 3.47 million affected in about 15 coastal districts. This was the biggest natural calamity in Bangladesh
after cyclone Sidr battered the country’s southwestern coastal belt on 15 Nov, 2007 leaving more than 4,000 dead or missing. The food ministry’s release said the government on Thursday allocated additional 300 million taka (about 4.3 million US dollars) and 5,000 tons of rice to the
affected areas on Thursday. With the new allocation, the government has so far allocated a total of 322.3 million taka (about 4.6 million US dollars) and 19,000 tons of rice to the victims.
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