Storm ‘Komen’ crosses Bangladesh coast

Staff Correspondent: The cyclonic storm `Komen` has crossed the Bangladesh coast, leaving several deaths and many damages.

From the Thursday midnight, the cyclonic storm began to cross the Bangladesh coast near Sandwip of Chittagong with a wind speed of 60-70 kmph.

Weakening Cyclone Komen made heavy that has inundated vast areas of coastal districts.


It was centered about 50 kms southwest of Chittagong port and 105 kms northwest of Cox`s Bazar port on Thursday evening.

Earlier this morning, the cyclonic storm `Komen` hit the Saint Martin`s Island and Teknaf with a wind speed of 51-61 kmph.

Hundreds of homes were destroyed in Cox`s Bazar due to ‘Komen’ and a man named Muhammad Islam, 50, was killed as he crushed under a coconut tree which was uprooted by the storm.

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