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Displacement / Hasan Tariqul Islam
Families in Koyera, Khulna, that have had their homes destroyed by the powerful tidal surge in Aila are still living in makeshift homes on the embankment. The small pieces of land they owned were inundated for a long period of time. Once they had large supplies of fish to have for dinner, now they have only boiled rice and lentil. And those are the lucky ones because in some Aila-affected areas, families ate puffed rice distributed at the mosques.
In these remote areas, cyclone shelters are spread out widely. Some homes are several kilometres away from the nearest shelter and are difficult to travel to especially when people are willing to part with their belongings at almost the final hour. Historically, the western coast is not used to cyclones heading in their direction so disaster preparedness is a serious lacking. The current design for cyclone shelters can only accommodate a few hundred, uncomfortably.
Displacement / Hasan Tariqul Islam
Families in Koyera, Khulna, that have had their homes destroyed by the powerful tidal surge in Aila are still living in makeshift homes on the embankment. The small pieces of land they owned were inundated for a long period of time. Once they had large supplies of fish to have for dinner, now they have only boiled rice and lentil. And those are the lucky ones because in some Aila-affected areas, families ate puffed rice distributed at the mosques.
In these remote areas, cyclone shelters are spread out widely. Some homes are several kilometres away from the nearest shelter and are difficult to travel to especially when people are willing to part with their belongings at almost the final hour. Historically, the western coast is not used to cyclones heading in their direction so disaster preparedness is a serious lacking. The current design for cyclone shelters can only accommodate a few hundred, uncomfortably.