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Bangladesh cyclone survivors still in need - 17 Nov 08

2008-11-20T22:56:12Z

It has been a year since Cyclone Sidr devastated southern Bangladesh.

More than 3,500 people were killed in what was the second strongest storm in the country's history, and survivors are still picking up the pieces.

This week, the World Bank offered a loan of $100m to help the country rebuild, but damage is estimated at nearly $2bn.

Nicolas Haque visited one town in dire need of assistance.

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Bangladesh braces for monsoon season - 26 Apr 2008

2008-10-24T21:31:01Z

Five months after Bangladesh was hit by cyclone Sidr, which killed at least 3,000 people and left millions homeless, aid agencies are warning of a potential new disaster.

Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports on the coming monsoon season.

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Bangladeshi's pain after Cyclone Sidr - 03 Jan 08

2008-10-22T15:30:45Z

Fishing is a way of life for the coastal villagers of southwestern Bangladesh. But since Cyclone Sidr ripped through the region six weeks ago, there's a sense of hopelessness. Many fishing villages lost their boats and nets - and with them, their means of making a living. Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman has travelled to Razashur village to meet the fishermen trying to restore their livelihoods.

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Cyclone survivors struggle to re-build lives - 02 Jan 08

2008-10-21T21:29:55Z

When Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coast of Bangladesh in November 2007 it carved a trail of devastation.
More than three thousand people were killed, and millions lost their homes and livelihoods.
Al Jazeera reported from the hardest hit areas right after the storm.
Now reporter Casey Kaufman has gone back, to find survivors battling to re-build their communities.

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Struggle to reach Bangladesh cyclone victims - 20-Nov-07

2008-10-22T09:29:23Z

Bangladesh has called for increased foreign help to tackle the aftermath of the worst cyclone to hit the country in a decade.

Al Jazeera's Owen Fay reports from the aid-agency frontline as relief agencies attempt to reach some of the most remote areas struck by Cyclone Sidr.

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Bangladesh villages destroyed by Cyclone Sidr - 19 Nov 07

2008-10-22T09:29:32Z

Destroyed homes and makeshift graves hastily dug for bodies found washed up in the rice fields.

The government has declared the destruction a national calamity.

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen speaks to families on the banks of the Baleshwar river, and Al Jazeera's Owen Fay speaks from a village in the Pirojpur district of the country.

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