Authorities have halted tourist ship services on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route due to adverse weather under the influence of severe cyclonic storm Michaung (pronounced Migjaum) over the west-central Bay of Bengal. The suspension of ship operations left more than 300 tourists stranded on the island. Thousands of tourists visited St Martin’s Island on three ships on Tuesday. Among them, over 700 tourists returned in the afternoon while 300 others spent the night on the island. They were stranded due to the suspension of ship operations, Adnan said.

Source: bd News24 December 06, 2023 11:24 UTC