DHAKA, May 28 (NNN-BSS) – At least four people have been killed, in separate electrocution accidents, in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka last night, due to heavy rain and gusty winds, caused by Cyclone Remal.
Bacchu Miah, in charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital Police outpost, confirmed the deaths today.
Rain and strong gusts of wind swept through Bangladeshi capital till this morning, under the influence of the storm, which made landfall on Sunday night.
A firefighter was also reportedly electrocuted to death early today, while removing trees uprooted during cyclone Remal, in Bangladesh’s Khagrachari district, some 259 km south-east of the capital, Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s coastlines have been battered by ferocious winds, which uprooted trees and homes, ripped roofs off buildings and caused widespread power and water outages.
Flood protection embankments were reportedly washed away or damaged, in parts of the country’s southern and south-eastern regions, which were hit hard by the cyclone.
At least 10 people were killed as Cyclone Remal slammed Bangladesh’s coastlines, but weakened to a tropical depression, said the country’s State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Md Mohibur Rahman, yesterday.– NNN-BSS
