A ship of Bangladesh Navy sailing to Mehendiganj of Barishal district on Saturday to help the cyclone affected people with emergency relief materials and medical facilities — ISPR Bangladesh Navy Saturday started distributing post disaster relief and providing medical assistance in the 'Fani' affected areas across the country, reports BSS.
Naval ship Meghna left Titumir Naval Jetty in Khulna for Mehendiganj and Hizla in Barishal while naval ship LCT-104 left Mongla Digraj Naval Jetty for Nildumur in Satkhira Saturday morning with emergency relief items and medicine for 2,000 families.
Besides, the naval contingents in Chattogram, Khulna and Mongla and other ships have remained prepared for deploying in the Fani affected areas within a short time, the release added.
The naval ships are distributing dry foods, life saving medicines and oral saline and providing medical services at free of cost.
As relief assistance, each family will get 10 kilogram (kg) of rice, two kg of pulse, two liters of edible oil, two kg of salt, two kg of flattened rice, two kg of puffed rice, molasses, biscuits, candles, polythene bags, fire boxes, safe drinking water, saline and life saving medicines.
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