Cyclone Sidr struck south east Bangladesh turning millions of lives upside down and killing thousands. Many survivors were left struggling for basic necessities such as tents, rice, drinking water ...
In the rural reaches of Bangladesh, a young vision sparked amidst adversity. Aisha Rahman, just 16 during Cyclone Sidr, witnessed her village submerged under relentless floods. Driven by the ...
As the cyclone neared landfall Thursday night ... is extremely susceptible to the storm surge Sidr is expected to bring. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department estimated Thursday that Sidr ...
In 1991 Cyclone Marian killed 140,000. In 2007 Cyclone Sidr flattened 565,000 homes, but a warning system and fortified shelters helped limit deaths to 3,500. Today restoring coastal mangroves and ...