Title:
Cyclone Aila devastation at Sundarban-India
Description:
More than 200 people and hundreds of domestic animals died in West Bengal, India when cyclone Aila struck on May 25, 2009. Indian government declared it as a national disaster. Nearly 1.1 million people have lost their homes. The mostly devastated area is Sundarban where 845 kilometer embankment has been washed away. Heavy rainfall still continues to damage crops and causing floods and landslides with uprooted trees. The affected people are living in open air; few have taken shelter under makeshift plastic shacks. There is no food, safe drinking water and clothes and there is a serious outbreak of diarrhea and cholera in the area. Amlamethi, Sundarban, West Bengal, India. June 2, 2009.
Title:
Cyclone Aila devastation at Sundarban-India
Description:
More than 200 people and hundreds of domestic animals died in West Bengal, India when cyclone Aila struck on May 25, 2009. Indian government declared it as a national disaster. Nearly 1.1 million people have lost their homes. The mostly devastated area is Sundarban where 845 kilometer embankment has been washed away. Heavy rainfall still continues to damage crops and causing floods and landslides with uprooted trees. The affected people are living in open air; few have taken shelter under makeshift plastic shacks. There is no food, safe drinking water and clothes and there is a serious outbreak of diarrhea and cholera in the area. Amlamethi, Sundarban, West Bengal, India. June 2, 2009.
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Author:
Prasanta Biswas
State:
West Bengal
Country:
India
Headline:
Cyclone Aila devastation at Sundarban-India
Source:
Prasanta Biswas
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More than 200 people and hundreds of domestic animals died in West Bengal, India when cyclone Aila struck on May 25, 2009. Indian government declared it as a national disaster. Nearly 1.1 million people have lost their homes. The mostly devastated area is