John Baddeley report- Tuesday November 27 at 5.14pm from the Kulna district...
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We return to the site of our first distribution to continue the process. It’s good to see the tents we supplied yesterday are already being used. It’s a long day but we have now provided Shelter to the...
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Keith and I accompany Ali to Royenda, a village in the disaster area. This is our first experience of the effects of Cyclone Sidr. The destruction is considerable and widespread. Houses and shelters...
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We attend a meeting with the bureau for disaster management. There’s a presentation on the cyclone and its effects and what lessons can be learned for the future. Frustration mounts as we are still...
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As our plane descends into the smog of Dhaka, I’m feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation. This is my first deployment with the Cornwall based charity ShelterBox and I’ll be on a steep learning...
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After a concluding meeting with Mr Faruk and Ali, the SRT head back to Dhaka. Myself and Simon have arranged to fly back tomorrow, whilst Keith and Mark will return a day later. Raul has volunteered to...
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Today is again spent distributing boxes. This time to villages slightly further south bordering the Sunderban – a natural heritage site and home of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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We hear that our boxes have arrived at Royenda so make a return journey to the disaster site. With the army’s help, we take the boxes further south by boat and distribute to the areas most affected....
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Wake Raul who meets us at the bus station. Our local contact is Ali, the owner of the Daily Tribune, the only English newspaper published from outside Dhaka.
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Frustration as our first consignment is stuck at the airport. The army have assumed responsibility for flying it down to the disaster area, but are making food and water supplies a priority.
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