The cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ appeared weaken after low depression in Chittagong as the wind speed already reduced with moderate rainfall and the electricity supply was restored at 1 pm in the region.
“The cyclonic storm will turn into a land depression within times,” Patenga Met official told .However, thousands of people of mostly vulnerable seven upazilas in Chittagong coastal areas are still staying at 479 cyclone shelters or safer places like schools and government offices.Several hundred houses were leveled or washed out as the surges
accompanied by the severe storm lashed out the low lying areas of the
coastlines and offshore islands including the St Martin, Sandwip, Anowara, Bashkhali and Kutubdia.
Civil Aviation Authorities have suspended air traffic operations in two airports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar from 5.45 am to 2.30 pm yesterday and further direction will be given on the basis of the weather situation.Latest civil aviation sources said the flight operation from these two airports resumes after 2.30 pm yesterday.
However, officials and media reports so far suggested no casualties
expecting the tidal surge to cause little harm to human lives in view of a massive evacuation campaign at the coastal villages
Earlier, the powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (kph) hit northeastern coastlines after overnight evacuation of thousands of people to safety.
In the latest special bulletin, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the severe cyclonic storm ‘Mora’ moved northwards over North Bay and has started crossing Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong coast near Kutubdia at 6:00 am.
