Indian fishermen carry out minor repairs to their boats at Harwood Point, some 90 Kms south of Kolkata, 16 November 2007, in preparation for a fishing trip after a one day delay due to a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. A powerful cyclone smashed into southern Bangladesh killing at least 26 people as it uprooted trees, destroyed homes and forced thousands to take refuge in shelters
Bangladeshi people take shelter with their animals at the Chila cyclone shelter near the Mongla port in the Khulna district, some 320 km south of Dhaka, 15 November 2007. Authorities in Bangladesh and eastern India raced to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas as a powerful cyclone closed in. Cyclone Sidr, which is moving north over the Bay of Bengal and packing ferocious winds of up to 200 kilometres (130 miles) per hour and torrential rains, is expected to hit land between 9:00 pm (1530 GMT) and midnight
Bangladeshi people take shelter at the Chila cyclone shelter near the Mongla port in the Khulna district, some 320 km south of Dhaka, 15 November 2007. Authorities in Bangladesh and eastern India raced to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people from vulnerable coastal areas as a powerful cyclone closed in. Cyclone Sidr, which is moving north over the Bay of Bengal and packing ferocious winds of up to 200 kilometres (130 miles) per hour and torrential rains, is expected to hit land between 9:00 pm (1530 GMT) and midnight
Relatives of Bangaldeshi cyclone victims Golak Sorkar, 45, and Kumila Sorkar express their grief beside their bodies at Goyara village in the Rupsha subdistrict of Khulna district some 320 kms south of Dhaka, 16 November 2007. A powerful cyclone smashed into southern Bangladesh killing at least 26 people as it uprooted trees, destroyed homes and forced thousands to take refuge in shelters, officials said
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