Around 12 to 15 percent mangoes have been damaged by strong wind and heavy rainfall caused by the Cyclone Amphan in Rajshahi Dhaka TribuneMango growers predict huge lossStrong wind and heavy rainfall caused by the Cyclone Amphan on Thursday wreaked a havoc on mango orchards in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, incurring huge loss to the farmers and businessmen. According to the Rajshahi Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE) mango was cultivated on 17,573 hectares of areas with a target of 210,000 tons of mangoes this year. But the cyclone caused a loss to mango farmers and orchard owners." The storm with 59kmph speed swept over Rajshahi district around 3am yesterday,said Lotifa Helen, an official of Rajshahi Met office. " DAE Deputy Director Md Nazrul Islam said mangoes worth over Tk 2 crore were damaged due to the Cyclone Amphan.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 21, 2020 13:41 UTC