At least two people have been killed and 30 others injured when over hundred houses collapsed in Noakhali as cyclonic storm Fani struck the coastal areas of Bangladesh.
The incidents took place in Char Wapda and Char Jabbar unions of Subarnachar upazila and in Char Kakra union in Companiganj upazila on Saturday (May 4) night.
The deceased are 2-year-old Md Ismail, son of Abdur Rahman of Char Aminul Haque village and 12-year-old Nazmun Nahar Jhumur, daughter of Abdul Hamid of Char Kakra union.
Iqbal Hasan, duty officer of Subarnachar upazila control room, said, "A minor has been killed and several others of the family injured when the house collapsed on them during storm. Moreover, 30 villagers were also injured as the storm destroyed over hundred houses in the two unions."
The injured persons are being treated at Subarnachar Upazila Health Complex, he added.
In Char Kakra union, sixth grader Jhumur died when a tree branch fell on her after she went outside of her house around 7am to collect mangoes shaken off by the storm.