DHAKA, Oct 24, 2023 (BSS) - State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief
Dr Md Enamur Rahman today urged the authorities concerned to evacuate people
from 10 coastal districts within 8 pm tonight as cyclone "Hamoon" may cross
Barishal-Chattogram coast from tomorrow morning to noon.

"But, if the intensity of the cyclone goes up, it may hit earlier. So,
coastal people from 10 districts will be evacuated to shelter centres within
8 pm tonight," he told a press briefing at the Secretariat here.

Enamur said Patuakhali, Bhola, Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Barguna,
Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali and Laxmipur are being considered as vulnerable
districts to the cyclone.

"Around 15 lakh people from those districts will be evacuated to shelter
centres," he said, adding that local administrations and volunteers have
already started the evacuation activities.

The State Minister said Taka 20 lakh in cash, 50 tonnes of rice and Taka two
crore have been allocated for buying baby food and cattle feed in each
districts.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department asked maritime ports of Payra
and Chattogram to hoist danger signal no seven and six for Cox's Bazar and
five for Mongla as severe cyclonic storm "Hamoon" may cross Barishal-
Chattogram Coast near Bhola by tomorrow morning to noon.

The Met Office in its latest bulletin number 10 said the coastal district of
Barishal, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barguna, Pirojpur, Jhalokathi, Chattogram, Feni,
Noakhali, Laxmipur, Chandpur and other offshore islands and chars will come
under danger signal number seven.