Babar Kabir
Babar Kabir is director of water and sanitation for Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC), an international development and micro-financing agency that began in Bangladesh in 1971.
AID WORKER DIARY: Hunger and thirst after Cyclone Sidr
By Babar Kabir
I have just visited Bagerhat, one of the areas worst affected by Cyclone Sidr. When the cyclone hit, the water level rose to about 3 feet (91 cm), but that happened slowly and people just decided to sit it out. Then suddenly within 30 minutes the water level rose dramatically to 8 feet (2.5 metres) and everyone was terrified. It took five or six hours for the water levels to subside. ... Full article
By Babar Kabir
I have just visited Bagerhat, one of the areas worst affected by Cyclone Sidr. When the cyclone hit, the water level rose to about 3 feet (91 cm), but that happened slowly and people just decided to sit it out. Then suddenly within 30 minutes the water level rose dramatically to 8 feet (2.5 metres) and everyone was terrified. It took five or six hours for the water levels to subside. ... Full article
