Food shortage, tidal surge reported

In recent days, the number of snails and oysters washing ashore has visibly increased in St Martin’s Island.

The prices of food items have dropped in St Martin's Island hours after a tourist ship ferried food and other daily essentials to the island during the early hours of today

The tourist ship Baro Awlia left a Teknaf jetty this afternoon ferrying the goods, to ease the ongoing food crisis on the island due to the conflict in Myanmar

Relief and rehabilitation are priority in Mocha-hit areas after the worst was averted

An abandoned cargo vessel has washed ashore at St Martin’s Island in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar today.

About 3,000 tourists are stranded on St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar due to bad weather.