Remal Typhoon Hits, Hundreds Of Thousands Of Bangladeshi Refuge

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JAKARTA - More than 800,000 Bangladeshi residents were evacuated by the local government due to the Remal typhoon that hit the country's coast from Bengal Bay.

The Typhoon causes heavy rain, storms, and tidal waves. A number of coastal districts were also reported to be inundated by tidal waves as high as 2.5 to 3.5 meters.

Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, May 27, the Remal typhoon is expected to cause winds of 110-130 kilometers per hour on the coast of Bangladesh and tidal waves up to 3 to 6 meters high as they cross the country.

Bangladesh Disaster Management and Relief State Minister Muhibur Rahman in Dhaka said the 800 thousand people were evacuated from 16 coastal districts.

He called on other residents to flee to the evacuation center. The Bangladeshi government has also prepared 8,000 to 9,000 refugee camps, he said.

Meanwhile, according to weather expert from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department Muhammad Abul Kalam, the storm hit Bangladesh from near the southern part of the country and Sagar Island in West Bengal, India.

Details of these cyclones can only be known later because they do not have an observational system that can detect the typhoon directly.

The country's weather agency has also announced danger signs at ports in Mongla, Payra, Badminton, and Cox's Bazar due to the Remal typhoon.

All parts of the southwest of the Satkhira and Cox's Bazar districts are feared to be affected by the storm.

To date, two people, namely a young man and the elderly, have reportedly died due to being carried away by tidal waves due to the typhoon on the coast of the Satkhira and Patuakhali districts.