Listen to the first extract here:
UN Relief Co-ordinator Renata Dessallien visited
shortly after the cyclone in November 2007. She described it as like a
or a massive
. The
was about three weeks away and had been destroyed. She described the scene as
.
Listen to the second extract here:
Renata needed to travel by
in order to reach the difficult parts. The short term need was for
and the UN has been delivering high energy biscuits,
and cooking oil.
Listen to the third extract here:
The medium term needs are for
. and then to improve their
Many people are living in cyclone shelters in
or district offices which are made of safer
. Their own homes are dangerous because thatched roof homes are easily flattened and corrugated iron sheet roofs can
around in all directions.
Listen to the final extract here:
Renata says the Bangladeshi people are trying to get back to
but they are still in
.