Cyclone Jawad: Over 1000 tourists stranded on St Martins island
More than 1000 tourists remain
stranded on St Martin's island due to the hostile weather caused by Cyclone
Jawad in the Bay of Bengal.
The authorities have suspended the
movement of passenger vessels between Teknaf and St Martin's Island for two
days beginning from Sunday.
Pervez Chowdhury, Teknaf Upazila
Nirbahi Officer confirmed the matter.
Due to the bad weather, the local
administration suspended the movement of all types of vessels by hoisting
cautionary signal 3.
The suspension will continue till
the weather improves, the UNO said.
St Martin's union parishad chairman
Nur Ahmed, said the tourists got stranded due to the suspension of the trawler
movement. 'They have to wait until further notice.'
All fishing boats and trawlers in
the northern Bay of Bengal and deep sea have been advised to remain close to
the coast and proceed with caution.
And of course, venturing into the
deep sea is strongly advised against.