Cyclone Aila Relief Effort

Folks, just got back from my 4 day village visit. The trip was an amazing experience, and I have many stories, photographs, and interviews to post on the blog. However, I will not be able to post these until Monday or so;  I am off to South Bangladesh to help out in Cyclone Aila relief efforts. Aila killed over 210 people, and the final death toll is sure to increase. The cyclone has destroyed the homes of over 175,000 families and  thousands of acres of crops. We are working with a NGO (Uddipan) who is orchestrating the relief efforts. Our group of 5 have purchased large quantities of water purification tablets and food to distribute to the victims of this tragedy and help in any other way possible.

The areas in red represents roughly the area where Aila hit hard and we will be traveling to Borguna (starred in the bottom of the map). We cannot say with 100% certainty that the area is safe, but we have heard/read news reports and the area is safe and navigable. Our group is taking a 16-18 hour boat trip to reach Borguna, and we should arriving sometime early Friday afternoon. Wish me luck, I hope we can get there soon and have a positive impact on the area-however small it may be.

To read more about Aila, check out the following link: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54Q27620090527.

Best regards, Abi