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Cyclone AILA and its adverse impact on child and maternal health

Cyclone AILA and its adverse impact on child and maternal health

June 30, 2010 No Comments

Sujan-Son of Josna begum is suffering for skin diseases by consuming contaminated water.

Gabura, Satkhira, Bangladesh: On 23rd May 2009 cyclone Aila hit the south –west part of the country. Since then one year passed, but the misery and sufferings of climate victims is still continuing. Thousands of victims are still staying on roadsides and broken embankment. Crises of drinking water became a major issue of their living. Due toscaecity of safe water many people are drinking contaminated water and suffering from water born diseases.

Somsu is surviving beside the road in Khulna

January 13, 2010 No Comments

Somsu , Khulna


Khulna, Bangladesh : “Suddenly water came and our house went under water. We were busy to save life leaving everything in danger. After the destruction of Aila , we came back to see the condition and saw that everything floated and went with the water of Aila. I have lost my domestic animals and birds with my valuable things”. This is the voice of climate victim Somsu about the situation of Aila. He is an old man of 65 years old and living in Modinabagh of Khulna district.

He told about the condition of before and after Aila, “Before Aila, I did cultivation and worked as labor. But now, I only catch fish. I am living beside the road from Aila”.

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Temporary shelter beside the road in Khulna

December 31, 2009 2 Comments

Koyera, Khulna

Koyera, Khulna


Mohammad Saiful Islam

Khulna,Bangladesh : Hundreds of people of Koyera Upazila of Khulna are living beside the road until now after the long period of six month from Aila .They have taken temporary shelter beside the road. They can not go to their house because of salt water. Most of the area of Koyera, Upazila in Khulna is under water until now. People living beside the road do not know when they will be able to go their house. They have prepared house surrounding almost one kilometer of road .They are passing their life with huge difficulty in this winter season because they have no winter dress.

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Voice of jobless Rezaul of Khulna

December 30, 2009 No Comments

Rezaul, Khulna

Rezaul, Khulna


Mohammad Saiful Islam

Khulna, Bangladesh : “We realized huge wind at the beginning of Aila. The huge area of Koyera had gone under water and we took shelter at mosque to save life. I lost my shop, house and domestic animals at the time of Aila. I have also lost my trees”. This is the voice of Rezaul about the situation of Aila. He lives in Koyera Upazila in Khulna.

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Hasina calls for realistic fund for climate victims

October 25, 2009 1 Comment

Sheikh HasinaThe prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has called for establishing a realistic fund for Bangladesh and other least developed and developing countries for their climate change requirements.

Addressing the European Development Days’ 2009 events, she also said the financing to the climate victim nations should not be loans, and the scale of finance should be revised with changes in the adaptation needs.

Hasina on Saturday morning (local time) addressed the plenary session of the 4th

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Indigenous communities and their endangered life

Sharonkhola,Bagerhat is a severely Cyclone SIDR,2007 affected area of the country. An indigenous community named Cobbler is living at...

Cyclone AILA and its adverse impact on child and maternal health

Gabura, Satkhira, Bangladesh: On 23rd May 2009 cyclone Aila hit the south –west part of the country. Since then...

We will be hoping for some rain soon: Naresh Mardi

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