 |
|
Mukta Begum cries after losing her
husband of only three months who was killed in a devastating storm at
Bakerganj, south west of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, Nov. 17, 2007.
(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Photo Gallery>>> |
DHAKA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- As the rescuers recovered
more bodies on the fourth day after the catastrophic cyclone hit Bangladesh's
southern and southwestern coastal part, the death toll by official count rose to
2,625 till 08:00 p.m. local time on Monday.
A press release of the country's Food and Disaster
Management Ministry said that the death toll may go up as 2,062 people still
remained missing in the affected areas.
About 4.1 million people survived the calamity but
rendered homeless are living a subhuman life.
According to the release, a total of 300,000 houses
were blown away while 626,000 damaged partially.
Standing crops on some 906,000 acres (about 367,000
hectares) were damaged either completely or partially, while some 250,000
domestic animals and poultry birds perished in the calamity.
The deadly cyclone Sidr hit Bangladesh's coastal
districts last Thursday night. It was one of the fiercest cyclones that had hit
the region of Bangladesh in the 131 years between 1876 and 2007.
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
appeals for $5.7 mln assistance for cyclone victims
DHAKA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
(BDRCS) Sunday said it has already appealed for 400 million taka (about 5.7
million U.S. dollars) in international assistance for the cyclone victims in the
country.
"Hopefully, proper response will be received about
our appeal by two or three days," BDRCS chairman Prof M Abdur Rob was quoted by
private news agency UNB as saying. Full story
 |
|
Rahima Begum, 80, weeps after losing her grandson during a storm at Bakerganj, south west of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, November 17, 2007.(Xinhua Photo)
Photo Gallery>>> |
Chinese president offers sympathies to
Bangladesh over devastating cyclone
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
offered sympathies on Sunday to his Bangladesh counterpart Iajuddin Ahmed over
the casualties and devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr in the South Asian
country.
In a message sent to Iajuddin, Hu offered deep
sympathies for the victims of the cyclone and expressed the belief that the
Bangladesh people will overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homes soon.
Full story
