Khulna Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 28 May 2021 07:50 PM BdST
Updated: 28 May 2021 07:50 PM BdST
A rise in the salinity of water due to storm surge powered by Cyclone Yaas has created a crisis of drinking water at the Sundarbans. );
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Forest Department officials believe the number of animals that died due to the storm was smaller than previous years as they had taken shelter on higher grounds during the storm that hit the coasts of India last Wednesday.
The bodies of at least four deer washed up after the cyclone.
Out of the 54 ponds in the west of the forest, 53 were flooded, leading to a rise in the level of salt, said Abdul Naser Mohsin Hossain, the forest officer for the Sundarbans West Division.