Breach in embankments inundates 4 Chittagong Upazilas

Four Upazilas in Chittagong have been inundated after embankments were damaged in the cyclone Roanu which crossed the Bangladesh coast on Saturday afternoon.

The Upazilas are Sandwip Upazila, Banshkhali Upazila, Anwara Upazila and Sitakunda.
 
Local people and officials said several unions of the four Upazilas had been flooded.
 
Officials said inhabitants of the most of the coastal area had been evacuated.
 
A trader in Sandwip, Sajal Saha, told bdnews24.com, “Sawdargor Haat area has been flooded after an embankment was broken. Several houses were also damaged. All shops and other business are shut.”
 
Sandwip Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) Saiful Islam said the administration was mending the embankments with sand sacks.
 
“Inhabitants of all coastal areas have been shifted to cyclone shelters,” he said.
 
Roanu was crossing the Chittagong coast with a wind speed of 62 km per hour, according to the Met office.
 

Coastal areas saw storm surge of 3 to 4 feet height above normal tide during the storm.

Anwara UNO Mohammad Saiful Islam told bdnews24.com most of the areas of Raipur and Juidondi unions had been inundated.

Banshkhali residents said water had entered Khankhanabad area of the Upazila.

Sitakunda UNO Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan told bdnews24.com that water had flooded several areas of the Upazila.

Officials said dried food was distributed among displaced people who took refuge in cyclone shelters.