The lifeline of cyclone shelters

Even the local cyclone shelter is surrounded by water. Scores of them have been built by the Government of Bangladesh in coastal areas.

 

They provide a lifeline to villagers – and their livestock, which shelter in the open area on the ground floor during cyclones.

 

Photo credit: Department for International Development / Rafiqur Rahman Raqu

 

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