In pictures: Cyclone Fani passes through Bangladesh

Published at 04:49 am May 5th, 2019

Photo shows wreckage of collapsed houses as Cyclonic storm Fani struck Bidyar Bahon village of Mongla on Saturday, May 04, 2019 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
People seen crossing damaged embankment in Bidyar Bahon village of Mongla as cyclone Fani passes through | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Effects of cyclone Fani as seen in the picture taken from Kanainagar village of Mongla, Bagerhat on May 04, 2019 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Destruction in the wake of Cyclone Fani in Bidyar Bahon village of Mongla | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Destruction in the wake of Cyclone Fani in Bidyar Bahon village of Mongla | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Effects of cyclone Fani as seen in the picture taken from Kanainagar village of Mongla, Bagerhat on May 04, 2019 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Effects of cyclone Fani as seen in the picture taken from Kanainagar village of Mongla on May 04, 2019 | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
A women seen standing by the river in Kanainagar village of Mongla | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A weakened Cyclone Fani crossed Bangladesh on Saturday, without causing any major damage. Nevertheless, 17 people were killed in ten districts of the country on Saturday and on Friday, as a number of houses collapsed and trees were felled by gusts in the lead up to and during the cyclone. The casualties occurred in Barguna, Satkhira, Noakhali, Bhola, Lakshmipur, Patuakhali, Bagerhat, Kishoreganj, Netrokona and Brahmanbaria districts.