Bangladesh govt issues evacuation orders to prevent casualties from Fani

The Bangladesh Government on Thursday, issued mass evacuation orders in 19 coastal districts to prevent casualties from cyclonic storm ‘Fani’. The cyclone is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh on Friday after hitting Indian coastlines.

The decision for evacuation has been taken at an emergency inter-ministerial meeting at the Secretariat in Dhaka. Representatives from the military and other armed forces also participated in the meeting.