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Cyclone Amphan Emergency Relief Distribution

03 Jun 2020

While corona virus literally shaking the entire world including Bangladesh, unfortunately another disaster has hit Bangladesh pretty hard which has caused losses of wealth more than $1 billion. The impact of this cyclone is worse than corona virus. 185 km per hour (115 miles/h) wind slammed into Bangladesh's southwestern region and run over like a bulldozer over all the villages. 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes and 5 million people are living without power. People are living in fears of the corona virus pandemic that it may spread in crowded shelters.

Physical distancing is virtually impossible as families packed into reinforced schools, government buildings and community halls. Villagers has lost home, cropland, fisheries and Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is also damaged by this super cyclone. As of 29 May 2020 Basmah volunteers have distributed emergency relief to the cyclone victims in the remote areas of Satkhira district in Bangladesh.