More than 3,000 people died from the storm

Bangladesh's ATN Bangla TV reported that the number of deaths from Typhoon Sidr has reached more than 3,000, while relief efforts have encountered difficulties in reaching the affected areas. Until yesterday, big floods and rubble still prevented these efforts.

According to the BBC, the United Nations Food Program sent cookies to 400,000 people. The government, the Red Crescent Foundation and many other non-governmental organizations have also sent rescue teams here.

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The military and relief forces are currently trying to make access to areas where many rudimentary builders have been completely destroyed by the storm. Rescuers use elephants to clear down collapsing trees blocking the way to many residential areas. Many officials fear that there are thousands of bodies along the southern coastal region, the poorest region.

According to AFP, the number of deaths may increase as many authorities still have no information about casualties in many remote areas that are currently losing contact. Harisprasad Pal, a local official in the southern province of Jhalokati, described: 'I have not witnessed such a terrible catastrophe in the last 20 years . Millions of people are still outdoors while the goods are saved. Aid has not reached 1% of the victims'. Some residents said the storm destroyed about 80% of houses in Bagerhat province in the southwest. Big storms also caused tidal waves to rise to 5m high, affecting many localities. The BBC says there are currently at least 150 ships and hundreds of fishermen have not yet landed since the storm occurred.

It is thought that the number of casualties in Bangladesh due to Typhoon Sidr has been greatly reduced thanks to the early storm warning system in the country built in 1970, after a major storm killed about 500,000 people here. .

THANH TUAN