Cyclone Sitrang: 50 buffaloes washed ashore in Sitakunda
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Locals and shipyard authorities on Tuesday (25 October) rescued more than half a hundred buffaloes after they were washed ashore in different parts of Sonaichari and Kumira unions of Sitakunda.
The buffaloes were most likely washed away from a dairy farm or any grazing field during Monday's tidal surges caused by cyclone Sitrang, said Sitakunda Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tofail Ahmed.
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Media Advisor of Kabir Steel Limited Shipyard, Mizanul Islam, said they rescued 10 buffaloes and provided them with food and first aid.
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Monir Ahmed, chairman of Sonaichari Union Parishad, said it was initially believed that the buffaloes may have washed away from Sandwip and Urkirchar areas.
