BANGLADESH. Padmapukur. 2009. On the 'char' (silt island) of Padmapukur, in the Ganges delta. Hurricane Aila destroyed the dikes, thus causing daily flooding of the communities. Most of the villagers now live in makeshift huts and tents on the dikes, while their home and villages are flooded.
Flooded village of Jhapa. Villagers walking around in front of one of the few concrete buildings in the village, the Jhapa Brojobihari United High School.