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1M Bangladesh Cyclone Survivors Still Homeless

Reconstruction donations run short

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Dec 23, 2007 2:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Five weeks after Cyclone Sidr tore through Bangladesh, more than 1 million people still lack basic shelter, reports Reuters. While rebuilding efforts continue, the Red Cross says the country suffers from acute lack of funding. The cyclone killed 3,300, laid waste to 1.5... Read full story »

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