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Aid Finally Reaches Bengalis

Posted Nov 21, 07 5:54 PM CST in World 

(Newser) – Bangladesh’s army has finally reached most parts of the southern coastline devastated by Cyclone Sidr six days ago, delivering small amounts of aid to most affected areas, the AFP reports. With relief efforts thus far stymied by the devastation, any aid was welcomed: "We spent the last six days cooking rotten rice," said one survivor as the first consignment arrived.

"Not a single man shall die without food as the government has sufficient stock of foodstuffs," said a Bengal army general, but a long-term reconstruction effort is necessary for real recovery. While Dhaka has been offered a total of $390 million from other countries and the World Bank, efficient distribution is key as the people struggle to survive disease and starvation in the storm’s wake.

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A woman shouts in pain as others push towards the entrance of a relief center at Tafalbari village in Bagerhat district of Bangladesh, Wednesday Nov. 21, 2007. Overburdened relief centers scrambled to...   (Associated Press)
Bangladesh army attends to cyclone affected people at Bagerhat in Khulna district, 136 kilometers, (85 miles) south east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. (AP Photo)   (Associated Press)
A cyclone affected Bangladeshi girl, carries fire wood, at Gorjon Bunia, 176 kilometers (110 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007. Overburdened relief centers scrambled...   (Associated Press)
A police officer helps a woman after she was given rice at Purba Saralia village in Bagerhat district of Bangladesh, Wednesday Nov. 21, 2007. Overburdened relief centers scrambled to help tens of thousands...   (Associated Press)
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