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Tents go up in cyclone hit Bangladesh

WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE, BANGLADESH: ShelterBox has distributed 200 ShelterBoxes to people whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Aila which hit Bangladesh on 25 May. The boxes, which will give help to up to 2,000 people, were distributed in and around the towns of Shyanmagar and Munshigaon, close to the border with India. “The recipients were so grateful. Whole villages had been destroyed and people were forced to live out in the open. The tents have given them the opportunity to start rebuilding their lives,” says SRT leader Pat Prendergast (UK). The other SRT volunteers were Stuart Oates (UK), Owen Smith (NZ) and Ron Noseworthy (Canada). ShelterBox volunteers were assisted by local Rotarians in the country. According to latest reports, more than 200 people were killed by the cyclone and 600,000 displaced.

ShelterBox responds to Cyclone Aila

Thursday 28 May, BANGLADESH: Two hundred ShelterBoxes are being sent to Bangladesh to give emergency shelter to those affected by Cyclone Aila which hit the south of the country on 25 May. The ShelterBoxes, which will give help to up to 2,000 people, are being despatched from prepositioned stock held at Birmingham Airport and are expected to arrive in the country by 1 June. A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is due to leave for Bangladesh shortly to identify those most in need and coordinate aid distribution. The SRT volunteers are Stuart Oates (UK), Pat Prendergast (UK), Owen Smith (NZ) and Ron Noseworthy (Canada). According to latest reports, more than 200 people have been killed by the cyclone and 600,000 displaced.