DHAKA, Bangladesh - Hundreds of thousands of survivors were stuck Saturday behind roads blocked by fallen trees, iron roofs and thick sludge as rescue workers fought to reach towns along Bangladesh’s coast that were ravaged by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 1,723 people
Tropical Cyclone Sidr, the deadliest storm to hit the country in a decade, destroyed tens of thousands of homes in southwest Bangladesh on Thursday and ruined much-needed crops just before harvest season in this impoverished, low-lying South Asian country. More than a million coastal villagers were forced to evacuate to government shelters.
The official death toll rose to 1,723 and authorities feared the figure could rise further as the country works to recover.
The government scrambled Saturday to join international agencies and local officials in the rescue mission, deploying military helicopters, thousands of troops and naval ships.
So we are busy bashing Saudi Arabia, Musharraf, Pakistani govt and military, Pakistan cricket team and somewhere people are suffering from natural disaster!
The death toll is now 1723 already! I read somewhere that US has already offered BD to help in this regards :k:
my sympathies and condolences for the ppl of bangladesh. may Allah give them strength to bear the loss of loved ones and courage to face the difficult times ahead. ameen :k:
My condolences are with the people affected by the cyclone, their families and relatives, as well. May Allah give them the strength to go through these difficult times.
May Allah SWT help our brothers/ sisters in such a difficult time, Amin.
Just a reminder to everyone to give to those need plz... there are usually chunda collection happening in most masjids. Besides, there are many organisations like Human Appeal that are very effective in getting the relief goods thru. May Allah SWT ease their suffering.
At least 3,113 people were known dead and more than 1,000 were missing, said Lt. Col. Main Ullah Chowdhury, an army spokesman. The Red Crescent Society, the Islamic cousin of the Red Cross, warned the death toll could rise to 10,000 once rescuers reach outlying islands.
Mike Kiernan, spokesman for the charity Save the Children, said the final toll could be between 5,000 and 10,000 deaths, but added that “we won’t know for certain for days or weeks.”
