Description:
Bhanu Begum, 60, repairs her home damaged in the cyclone Aila, in the village of Bongshipur, in Satkhira district of Bangladesh. June 9, 2009. Thousands of people in the coastal area took shelter on the embankment and buildings nearby as five to seven feet high tidal surge flooded their homes, when the cyclone swept over the area, on May 25, 2009. About 200 people died and more than thousand are missing. More than 500 shrimp farms washed away in the tidal surge. Thousands of people are made homeless and there is a severe crisis of food and pure drinking water.
Credits:
Bayazid - (Bangladesh) Akter/Majority World
Description:
Bhanu Begum, 60, repairs her home damaged in the cyclone Aila, in the village of Bongshipur, in Satkhira district of Bangladesh. June 9, 2009. Thousands of people in the coastal area took shelter on the embankment and buildings nearby as five to seven feet high tidal surge flooded their homes, when the cyclone swept over the area, on May 25, 2009. About 200 people died and more than thousand are missing. More than 500 shrimp farms washed away in the tidal surge. Thousands of people are made homeless and there is a severe crisis of food and pure drinking water.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Bayazid Akter
City:
Bongshipur
State:
Satkhira
Country:
Bangladesh
Headline:
Repairing continues after Aila
Source:
DrikNEWS
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC004555.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471657035
File Size:
3797425
File Type:
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Image Description:
Bhanu Begum, 60, repairs her home damaged in the cyclone Aila, in the village of Bongshipur, in Satkhira district of Bangladesh. June 9, 2009. Thousands of people in the coastal area took shelter on the embankment and buildings nearby as five to seven fee