Map of Cox's Bazar Dhaka TribuneMoreover, no adequate cyclone shelters have been built over the yearsAround 28 years ago, on this day, a catastrophic tropical cyclone struck the coastal habitat of Cox’s Bazar, destroying the majority of embankments in the coastal area. As the 1991 cyclone destroyed most embankments, BWDB identifies numerous risky areas as unsafe every year, and works on repairing the damaged embankments with allocated funds. Cox's Bazar Water Development Board Executive Engineer Toyon Kumar Tripura said: “Most of the embankments in the Cox's Bazar’s coastal region were damaged. Parabons—man-made mangroves or green barriers—were built, along with the embankments, for further protection, but they have also has been destroyed. In April 1991, Chittagong district was struck by a cataclysmic tropical cyclone that left thousands of people dead and destroyed the surrounding habitats in the coastal area.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 29, 2019 07:18 UTC