Cyclone  Reshmi looms large

City life crippled by gales, rains

Star Report :

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal grew into Cyclone Reshmi Yesterday , and was approaching the country’s south-western coast with the possibility of making landfall by noon today.

According to the met office , the storms has lost much of its strength for expansion . The wind speed at the core was ranging between 60 and 80 kms an hour.

Moving north –north westerly at up to 10 kms an hour , it might cross Khulna- Barisal coast in between morning and noon.

Talking to The Daily Star around midnight ,weather officials said the chance of the storm gaining strength was little as it was already pretty close to the land.

The river port authorities were asked to hoist signal number two.

It also said the storm may cause sea surges at least four feet higher then normal astronomical tides.

Many low-lying areas in Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali , Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Barisal, Bhola, Pirojpur < Jhalakhathi, Bageerhat , Khulna and Satkhira might be flooded.

Meanwhile , ceaseless gales and rains crippled life in the capital and else where for the second consecutive day yesterday. School and office goers suffered a lot as road conditions were awful due to rain . The day labourers were forced to stay indoors , and could not go for work for two days in a row.