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Up to five million people may have been affected or displaced by the deluge of South Asia's latest tropical Cyclone Aila, with 275 deaths so far reported, and up to 600,000 family homes damaged or destroyed. In southern Bangladesh and eastern India, World Vision is providing immediate support to communities hardest hit by the disaster, including communities within sponsorship areas.

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Bangladesh: Aila survivor plea - stronger shelter, better embankments

Bikash and his wife survived a terrifying dash for cover after their mud house disintegrated in the flood waters of Cyclone Aila.

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Bangladesh: Food aid begins to reach first of thousands of cyclone survivors

World Vision Bangladesh has begun distributing rice and filtered water to survivors of Cyclone Aila – the first aid from the humanitarian agency to reach a targeted population of almost 80,000 people. (Photo © REUTERS/ Rupak De Chowdhuri, courtesy www.alertnet.org)

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Bangladesh: World Vision responds as thousands hit by cyclonic storm surge

Hundreds of thousands have been impacted by Cyclone Aila which brought with it a seven-foot storm surge. World Vision staff are on the ground responding.

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