Sitarang’s storm has claimed the lives of three persons in Bangladesh, while 2.19 lakh people have been relocated to safer locations. Three people were killed when a tree fell on them in Bangladesh’s Bhola and Narel districts as a result of the storm Sitarang.
Deep Depression over Bangladesh (Remnant of Cyclonic Storm “SITRANG”) further weakened into a Depression and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of over northeast Bangladesh and neighborhood about 90 km north-northeast of Agartala, and 100 km south-southwest of Shillong. pic.twitter.com/vCukmXmUFe
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 25, 2022
According to Tauhidul Islam, executive officer of the Daulatpur Subdistrict, the storm claimed one life and injured three others. Bibi Khadija has been recognised as the deceased woman (80). She called Daulat Khan Municipality home.
CS SITRANG lay centered at 2330 hrs IST of 24th October over coastal Bangladesh near latitude 23.70N and longitude 90.80E, about 40 km east of Dhaka. It is very likely to continue to move north-northeastwards and weaken into a depression
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 24, 2022
Alam Swarnakar, according to Ano Al Nonan of Charfasan, perished after being struck by a tree. Alam lived in the Ivajpur region.
In the southwest Narel district’s Lohagra, a third woman passed away. According to OC Naseeruddin of the Lohgra police station, the incident happened on Monday afternoon at Upazila Parishad Square. The 40-year-old deceased Morjina Begum lived in the Bagarhat Sadar village of Arjanbahar.
According to Mohamed Moniruzman, a spokesman for the Bangladeshi Ministry of Disaster Management, 6,925 facilities have been prepared by the government of Bangladesh. According to him, up until Monday at 5 p.m., 2 lakh 19 thousand 990 persons had been transported to the relief facilities.
The Cyclonic is extremely likely to move north and northeast, according to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) most recent meteorological bulletin. Between Tincona Island and Sandwip, the storm is anticipated to cross the Bangladeshi shore today.
