Cyclone Sidr
Cyclone Sidr (JTWC designation: 06B, also known as Super Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the strongest named cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.
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Top 10 Natural Disasters
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#1: The sheer population density of Bangladesh — 2,639 people per square mile — guarantees that any natural disaster in that South Asian nation will take a severe human toll. When Cyclone Sidr struck southern Bangladesh on Nov. 15, it was no different...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:57:45 PM
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation donates 500000 to Bangladesh
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The Alwaleed Bin Talal Charity Foundation donated $500,000 to Bangladesh to aid the victims of the Sidr cyclone that hit the countrys southern coasts in 2007 claiming the lives of more than 3,000 people.
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"Does anybody care if Bangladesh drowns?"
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The 2007 floods and Cyclone Sidr which claimed thousands lives in Bangladesh were reminders that climate change is already beginning to have an impact.
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Aid for Cyclone Survivors
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Cyclone Sidr tore into Bangladesh’s southwestern coast on November 15, 2007, affecting millions of people. Powerful winds swept in from the Bay of Bengal, creating a surge of water that rolled up rivers and canals, deep into the countryside. The worst cyclone in more than a decade, it left an estimated 3,400 people dead.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:57:45 PM
Cyclone Nargis Trashes Myanmar's Largest City
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Just six months after Cyclone Sidr devastated Bangladesh, another monstrous Category 4 hurricane has formed and made landfall in the Bay of Bengal.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 07:57:45 PM
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