Fire service worker electrocuted while clearing debris from Cyclone Remal

KHAGRACHARI, May 28 (UNB): A fire service worker lost his life while cutting uprooted trees on a road in the Alutila area of Khagrachari on Monday night.

The deceased, identified as Rasel Hossain, 20, was the son of Abdul Razzak, and a resident of Dhaka's Dhamrai.

According to Khagrachari Fire Service Station Officer Rajesh Barua, several trees fell in different areas of Alutila due to the impact of Cyclone Remal. Rasel inadvertently came into contact with a 33,000-volt wire while cutting an uprooted tree around 11 pm.

He was immediately taken to Khagrachari Sadar Hospital, where duty doctor Dr. Rakib Uddin declared him dead.

The power supply in Khagrachari has been disrupted, and several roads are blocked by fallen trees as a result of Cyclone Remal.