Mahasen’ has shifted slightly towards the north-north east according to a
special forecast. The cyclone may sweep over Khepupara-Teknaf Coast near
Chittagong at dawn on Thursday.
The elderly, handicapped, children and pregnant women will have to be
moved to shelters within moments of receiving a cautionary signal.
Alternative routes towards the shelter should also be cleared
beforehand, according to a circular released on Wednesday.
The
circular advised people to gather torchlight, matchboxes, candles, dry
food and drinking water before getting to the shelter. A primary medical
kit should also be prepared, if possible.
Authorities have strictly instructed the people to not leave the shelter until the cyclone passes completely.
It also asked people to remain updated on the news of the approaching disaster through television, radio or any other medium.
Waters
from ponds and rivers can be used for drinking if there is a shortage
of drinking water after the possible disaster. Rainwater can also be
collected in large containers for drinking.
It is also useful to learn how to purify water and food items during times of scarcity, said the circular.
All
necessary items like rice, pulses, matchboxes, dry wood, bars of alum
(hydrated potassium aluminum sulphate), sugar, medicine, gauze, cotton,
oral saline should be tightly packed inside a water-proof bag and buried
under ground.
Important documents and money, coins should also be wrapped in plastic and buried underground.
Different kinds of grain seeds can also be preserved.
People
have been advised to tie several bundles of rope with a strong tree
trunk. One can tie themselves with this rope or hold on to them during
cyclone surge.
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