Bangaladesh - Cyclone Death Toll reached 2,400

BARGUNA, Bangladesh - Survivors of a powerful cyclone that devastated Bangladesh and killed more than 2,400 people grieved and buried their loved ones Monday as they waited for aid to arrive.

In Galachipa, a fishing village along the coast in Patuakhali district, Dhalan Mridha and his family had ignored the high cyclone alert issued by authorities.

"Nothing is going to happen. That was our first thought and we went to bed. Just before midnight the winds came like hundreds of demons. Our small hut was swept away like a piece of paper, and we all ran for shelter," said Mridha, a 45-year-old farm worker, weeping.

On the way to a shelter, Mridha was separated from his wife, mother and two children. The next morning he found their bodies stuck in a battered bush along the coast.

The coast abounded with such grim tales following Tropical Cyclone Sidr — the worst cyclone to hit Bangladesh in a decade. Many grieving families buried their loved ones in the same grave because no male member was available to dig them.

The official death toll from the cyclone that hit Thursday had reached 2,407 on Monday, according to the Disaster Management Ministry. However, there were fears it could be much higher.

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, the Islamic equivalent of the Red Cross, warned the toll could hit 10,000 once rescuers reach outlying islands.

Ililipat ko mga ganitong news sa ating mga The Environment topics.

Salamat sa impormasyon na ito.

Naalala ko tuloy yung chaplain namin sa dati kong workplace na taga bangladesh..
lagi siyang nasa opisina namin..wala kasi siyang computer sa kwarto nya.

Maya't-maya ang pagbisita niya sa internet upang makibalita ng latest update tungkol sa nangyari sa kanilang bansa.

Nababahala siya sa pamilya at mga kababayan nya duon nun.

Kontodo dasal kami..

At pinasasaya namin siya at binibiro para hindi siya masyadong ma-upset sa nangyari.

Hay buhay nga naman!

Panginoon, ilayo nyo po kami sa mga ganitong mga trahedya...Amen!

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