Monpura police officer-in-charge Naresh Chandra Karmakar said the recovered bodies were identified as Dulal, 16, of Sakuchia and Amiruddin, 29, of Char Nizam.
Unofficial sources, however, fear the number of deaths to exceed 40 as many of the fishermen who went to fishing might have been washed away to the deep sea with their boats capsized.
Bhola deputy commissioner Khandokar Mustafizur Rahman said it would take some more time to know the actual number of deaths.
BIWTC salvage vessel Hamza did not succeed yet on Sunday to haul the sunken BIWTC sea truck ST Sheikh Russell and two other cargo vessels.
Rafikul Islam, BIWTC assistant director and in charge of the Hamza, said the sea truck was pulled to the shore but was still under water as Hamza’s crane was not capable of lifting it up.
The other two vessels that sank near the shore were anchored at the landing station, he added. Chairmen of some worst affected unions of Bhola said they started receiving food grains as relief for distribution to storm victims.
Dhal char union parishad chairman Rafikul Islam Patowari, Char Fasson upazila chairman Nazir Ahmed, Dasherhaat UP chairman Waliul Islam, Hazirhaat UP chairman Shahriar Dipak, Sadar UP chairman Alauddin, all three under Monpura upazila, said the Bhola district administration began sending food relief.
Monpura upazila nirbahi officer Wahidul Islam said distribution of money and materials to the homeless would begin as early as possible.
Bhola, Noakhali, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar districts were worst affected by the storm.
Monday 15 October 2012
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