Tropical Storm Rashmi swept through Bangladesh
leaving behind lots of downed trees, damaged crops and houses and power
outages in several districts.
The Daily Star.net reported damages and power outages in Faridpur, Madaripur,
Chandpur, Dhaka and adjoining districts. When Rashmi came ashore the first
areas it hit were the Barguna, Patuakhali, Barisal, Bhola, PirojpuTropical
Storm Rashmi swept through Bangladesh leaving behind lots of downed trees,
damaged crops and houses and power outages in several districts.
The Daily Star.net reported damages and power outages in Faridpur, Madaripur,
Chandpur, Dhaka and adjoining districts. When Rashmi came ashore the first
areas it hit were the Barguna, Patuakhali, Barisal, Bhola, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi,
Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira districts.
There were numerous reports of fishermen missing, capsized boats, fish
enclosures damaged, and livestock killed. One report from Reuters indicated
that at least 1,000 head of cattle died on off-shore islands and coastal
areas that experienced the storm surge of over 6 feet.
The remnants of Rashmi exited through Netrakona border in the evening hours
of Oct. 27. The Netrokona district is situated in the northern part of
Bangladesh near the Himalayan border. r, Jhalakathi, Bagerhat, Khulna and
Satkhira districts.
There were numerous reports of fishermen missing, capsized boats, fish
enclosures damaged, and livestock killed. One report from Reuters indicated
that at least 1,000 head of cattle died on off-shore islands and coastal
areas that experienced the storm surge of over 6 feet.
The remnants of Rashmi exited through Netrakona border in the evening hours
of Oct. 27. The Netrokona district is situated in the northern part of
Bangladesh near the Himalayan border.