Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Bitter cold kills 4 in Chuadanga

Four people died due to extreme cold at different villages in Jibannagar upazila Monday night.
The deceased are: Tarun Nesa, 70, and Sabbir Ahmad, 12, of Goyeshwarpur village, Arji Banu, 90, of Koya village, and Sharifan Nesa, 105, of Medinipur village.
Chuadanga Met Office sources said cold spell has been sweeping the district for the last several days. Mercury dipped as low as 6.7 degrees Celsius in the district town early Tuesday.
Sky remained overcast almost throughout the last week. Extreme cold with fog and dew paralysed life in the district.
The harsh weather hit most the poor, especially children and old people.
Hospital sources said several hundred people, who have been attacked by cold-related diseases, received treatment in different hospitals in the last three days.
Scores more got admitted to hospitals during the period.

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