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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Devastation caused by Bangladesh cyclone

Residents flee the cyclone
Residents travel through the rain on a three-wheeled bike in Barisal. Tens of thousands of coastal villagers took shelter inland as the cyclone rapidly approached Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
Residents look on as the rain pelts down
Residents look on as the rain begins to pelt down. Cyclone Sidr is moving north over the Bay of Bengal, packing ferocious winds of up to 130mph and bringing torrential rains Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
People are evacuated
Bangladeshis living close to the devastated coastal area are travelling inland to safe shelters Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA
Bangladeshi villagers escape to shelter
Bangladeshi villagers escape towards a shelter centre Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
People take shelter
Bangladeshis take cover at the Chila cyclone shelter near the port of Mongla Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
People take shelter
Bangladeshi villagers take cover at the Chila cyclone shelter Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
A girl lights her way at shelter
A Bangladeshi girl holds a lamp to illuminate the Chila cyclone shelter Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
A Bangladeshi family gather for shelter
Bangladeshi family members take shelter in a schoolroom Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA
A Bangladeshi man takes shelter
A Bangladeshi man takes shelter with his daughter inside a schoolroom Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA
Relatives of cyclone victims mourn
Relatives of cyclone victims mourn their loss Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
A grandmother and newborn
A grandmother holds a newborn, who was named Cyclone because he was born during the storm, and stands near her damaged hut in Barisal Photograph: Pavel Rahman/AP
Damage from the cyclone
A woman collects corrugated iron sheets from her devastated house at Mongla in Khulna district Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
Damage from the cyclone
Families assess the devastation caused by the cyclone Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
Damage from the cyclone
Bangladeshi women look at the devastation caused when a huge tree fell on their house during the cyclone Photograph: Farjana Khan Godhuly/AFP
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