A four-year-old child named Jinia died on Wednesday afternoon  by drowning in tidal water near her house in Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat. Morrelganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md. Delwar Hossain said that the roads and drains of the Upazila have been inundated due to unusual increase in water level in Panguchi river because of cyclone Yaas. "A child today died by drowning after falling into a drain which was filled with tidal water adjacent to her house,” he added. Meanwhile, at least 5000 families in Sarankhola, Morrelganj and Mongla upazilas have been stranded as water level in the rivers adjacent to these places have gone up due to the impact of cyclone Yaas.

Sever Cyclonic Storm Yaas which intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm over Northwest Bay and adjoining area completed crossing North Odisha-West Bengal coast between North of Dhamra & South of Balasore by 3pm on Wednesday. Then it weakened into a severe cyclonic storm and now lies over coastal North Odisha, said a bulletin of Bangladesh Metrological Department. Also read: Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in eastern India It may move north-northwestwards further over land and weakened gradually, it added. The met office forecast rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind  at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur & Chattogram divisions and at many places over Mymensingh & Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country. Also read: Cyclone 'Yaas': 1 killed, low-lying areas inundated in Bhola Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country, it added.