my world visionsite mapcontact us
Emergency Preparedness. There when disaster strikes
 
Homepage > 

Emergency appeals

Bangladesh Cyclone: In Pictures

The cyclone has destroyed many homes and caused extensive damage to crops and livestock.
This family lost their house at Kalikabari village.
A family at the Nuinarchara shelter.
Families gathered at the Nuinarchara shelter.
Enormous trees uprooted in the Bagerhat district of Bangladesh.
Children from World Vision funded Cox's Bazar program the day after the cyclone hit.
Shamsunnahar thanked WV for the cyclone shelter in her village.
Women and men in queue to receive relief packages from World Vision.
World Vision staff distributing rice and sugar to families.
Rika and her family receive a survival relief pack from World Vision Bangladesh national director Vince Edwards.
Rika and her family at the site of their ruined home and scattered belongings.
Eleven year old Rika recounts the terrifying experience of the cyclone ripping her home apart.
Construction of temporary shelters with materials provided by World Vision.
Construction of temporary shelters with materials provided by World Vision.
Construction of temporary shelters with materials provided by World Vision.
Rima, 6, helps her mother carry relief items from the World Vision distribution point.
Distribution of relief items to families.
Bakul, 9, and her little brother Rahul are tucking into a meal prepared by their mother Shikha.
Bakul, 9, and her little brother Rahul are tucking into a meal prepared by their mother Shikha.
Bakul and her family have just received a relief package from World Vision, which includes rice, potatoes, pulses and salt, along with clothing and blankets.
Many houses were demolished by trees falling on them.
Damage caused by Cyclone Sidr.

Return to Bangladesh Cyclone Home.


© World Vision Australia ABN 28 004 778 081. All rights reserved. Last Modified: Friday, May 09, 2008.
World Vision is a Public Benevolent Institution and operates two funds which have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status with the Australian Tax Office.