Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe extremely severe cyclone made landfall in the coastal regions of Bangladesh around 4pm on WednesdayCyclone Amphan has damaged around 7.5km embankment at 84 points in 13 districts, State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk said on Thursday. He came up with the information from an emergency meeting at his office at the secretariat in the morning on damage caused by cyclone Amphan, reports UNB. As part of the preparations to tackle any disaster, there are 5,556km of embankment in coastal areas. But in cyclone Ampan, the water level rose by at least eight to 10 feet higher than the normal tide which damaged embankments in different districts. Expressing hope that the repair work would start soon, Deputy Minister for Water Resources Enamul Haque Shamim said that there are 17,000 dams across the country to tackle natural disasters.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 21, 2020 15:11 UTC