Patuakhali: Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis fled their coastal village on Sunday for concrete storm shelters on land.
Cyclone Remal will hit the southern coast and neighboring parts of India on Sunday evening, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicting crashing waves and gusts of up to 130 kilometers (81 miles) per hour.
Cyclones have killed hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh in recent decades, but due to climate change, the number of powerful storms hitting the weak and densely populated coast has suddenly increased — from one to three a year. change
Most of Bangladesh’s coastal areas are only a meter or two above sea level, and strong storms can destroy villages.
Authorities have raised the alert to the highest level, warning fishermen not to go out to sea and issuing evacuation orders for those living in high-risk areas.
