Cyclone One Bravo! By Georgina Mulholland

When happened? On Monday 19 th May 1997 at 6:30 pm a tropical cyclone built up over the Indian ocean,in the bay of Bengal. It struck Bangladesh coast line at Chittagong on the south eastern coast. BUT the effects where felt along a 2o0km belt between the port of Chittagong and Jeknaj on the southern tip. Cyclone one bravo was a severe tropical storm with winds up to 250kph where recorded.

On Monday 19 th May 1997 at 6:30 pm a tropical cyclone built up over the Indian ocean,in the bay of Bengal.

It struck Bangladesh coast line at Chittagong on the south eastern coast.

BUT the effects where felt along a 2o0km belt between the port of Chittagong and Jeknaj on the southern tip.

Cyclone one bravo was a severe tropical storm with winds up to 250kph where recorded.

What happened? Out breaks of diarrhoea 500000 people left homeless because mud flattened houses, many built outside embankment . Electricity supplies destroyed. 111 deaths and 7000 injured. 608 educational institutes damaged Our destroyed Fishing boats in harbour. 3000 hectares of crops and 2000 cattle lost,even some harvest in storage destroyed. Winds in Himalayas trapped exhibitioners at base camps. Effects!

Out breaks of diarrhoea

500000 people left homeless because mud flattened houses, many built outside embankment .

Electricity supplies destroyed.

111 deaths and 7000 injured.

608 educational institutes damaged

Our destroyed Fishing boats in harbour.

3000 hectares of crops and 2000 cattle lost,even some harvest in storage destroyed.

Winds in Himalayas trapped exhibitioners at base camps.

Relief: National aid gave 500 families 32kg of rice over 2 months and 1 bundle of corrugated iron building material to families use housing been completely destroyed, promoted by the priminister. The red crescent, surveyed the coastal belt effected by cyclone, to access damage because many connection to island destroyed. Kionca helped because it gave aid to the people, it’s a Christian aid to Bangleshdeshy people.