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Download PDF The food and disaster management ministry put the death toll from Thursday’s catastrophic cyclone at 1860 till this morning.
A ministry press release today said 109 upazilas in 27 districts were affected by the storm, adding that around 27,44,081 people in some 780 unions were living in inhuman conditions as the storm rendered most of them homeless.
The press release said cyclone Sidr damaged 2,73,233 houses completely and 6,95,102 partially. Standing crops on some 18,122 acres of land have been swept away while crops on 5,00,358 acres suffered partial damage.
Some 2,42,355 domestic animals and poultry birds perished during the tempest, the sources said.
Besides, strong winds destroyed 50 educational institutions and partially damaged 3,407.
The cyclone paralysed overall communication system in the affected districts and damaged 39km of embankment and 513km of road there.
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