09.12.2019
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Cyclone Bulbul a month on: the impact on Bangladesh’s coastal communities
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One month ago, on November 9 2019, Category 2 Cyclone Bulbul made landfall over India. A day later, the storm entered Bangladesh through the Buri Goalini Range of the Sundarbans, in the Shyamnagar Upazila of Satkhira District. The cyclone stayed in Bangladesh for approximately 36 hours: it was one of the longest enduring cyclones the country has faced in more than five decades. The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, reduced Bulbul’s wind speed from 148 km/h to 130 km/h, protecting the scores of people who live in the area and depend on the mangroves for their livelihood.
This, and the timely evacuation of communities, helped to limit loss of life. However, Christian Aid believes much more needs to be done to support cyclone survivors in Bangladesh’s coastal areas, and to enable them to become more resilient to future storms.
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