US Ship Rides to the Rescue in Bangladesh

Amphibious vessel will provide water, food to cyclone-wracked region

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 23, 2007 2:51 PM CST

(Newser) – USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship, arrived in Bangladesh today loaded with potable water, food, and medical supplies for some of the 2 million Bengalis displaced by Cyclone Sidr. Another American vessel bearing much-needed aid, USS Essex, is due tomorrow, Reuters reports. The Marine Corps said in a press release the relief effort began with 750 gallons of water delivered by helicopter.

Each ship carries nearly two dozen helicopters, which will bring relief supplies to people stranded in otherwise inaccessible areas. The Bengali government has received an estimated $200 million in foreign aid. Meanwhile, scientists have denied a causal link between global warming and cyclones such as Sidr, although rising sea temperature does contribute to storm intensification.

A security man uses baton to control a group of cyclone affected women at a relief center in Barguna, 176 kilometer (110 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Friday, Nov. 23, 2007. The U.S. Navy... (Associated Press)

CORRECTING DATE IN IPTCEgyptians look at the US aircraft carrier... (Getty Images)

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Activists of Hijbut Taherir shout slogans as they protest against arrival of US force at Bay of Bengal to help Bangladeshi cyclone affected people in costal area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 23,... (Associated Press)

A packet of puffed rice bursts open as people fight to get them first at Southkhali village in Bagerhat district of Bangladesh, Friday Nov. 23, 2007. The U.S. Navy prepared Friday to deliver much-needed... (Associated Press)

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