The government is sending dry food to affected areas by helicopters, but the supply is inadequate. “I haven’t eaten anything since I returned from the cyclone centre,” said Amina Bibi at Barguna, one of worst-hit districts. “My house has been destroyed and I don’t have any utensils to cook rice.”

Officials admit that they are not able to reach relief materials to remote areas.“Since road communication to all places is yet to be restored, we are trying to send relief goods by boats,” a naval commander told a TV channel.
“We’re trying our best to reach the survivors at remote villages.”

More than 1,000 people of Barguna died in the storm that battered the southern coastal belt on Thursday. There is hardly any family in Barguna that has not been affected by the storm, according to local people.

The chief advisor of the caretaker government Fakhruddin Ahmed visited Barguna and Dublar Char Island on Monday and assured survivors of assistance for rehabilitation.

Death toll 3,500

While the death toll rose to 3,500 on Monday, the Red Crescent Society feared 10,000 people may have died in the cyclone. It has appealed to the international community for help.

 According to initial estimate, the cyclone has left affected nearly one million families and claimed over 300,000 livestock. Standing crops on 23,000 acres have also been damaged.