The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.

Sri Lanka has been severely affected by the unprecedented floods and landslides caused by cyclone Roanu.

Thousands of people have been rendered homeless in several coastal upazilas of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Bhola as Cyclone Roanu has left a trail of devastation in its wake.

Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.

Thanks to better planning and preparedness, the government managed to keep casualties low after Cyclone Roanu hit the country yesterday afternoon.