Rebuilding lives of Cyclone Aila victims still a challenge (Third of three-part series)PATHAR PRATIMA - Many of the one million people affected by Cyclone Aila live in small islands amid a maze of rivers and canals in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest. The topography is making it tougher for them to rebuild their lives. Another disaster unfolding in cyclone-hit Sundarbans (First of a three-part series)PATHAR PRATIMA - Almost a month after the devastating cyclone Aila hit the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest abutting the Bay of Bengal, another disaster is waiting to happen: thousands of residents are living in several island villages without food, water and basic hygiene. |