....from 1971.
"VognoDuut167" <dawn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Bangladesh shows how to cope with killer cyclones
> Paul Simons: Weather Eye
> Pictures: Burma cyclone
>
> The storm struck with ferocious power; winds reached 175mph (280km/h). A
> massive surge burst through the river delta and swamped everything in
its
> path, but it was days before the full scale of the tragedy became known.
The
> Government seemed to be left in a state of paralysis as people fought
for
> survival. This was Hurricane Katrina, which left more than 1,600 people
dead
> in New Orleans in August 2005.
>
> There are remarkable parallels between Katrina and cyclone Nargis, which
has
> devastated the coast of Burma. Both storms were almost exactly the same
> power, causing similar storm surges through lowlying river deltas. And
both
> regions face seas notorious for spawning huge tropical storms.
>
> Although there were adequate storm warnings for both Katrina and Nargis,
> there were no evacuation plans or storm shelters for the poorest.
>
> After decades of appalling cyclone disasters, Bangladesh now has an
enviable
> system for preparing for big storms. A network of wardens was
established
> across vulnerable regions to warn local populations of imminent storms,
and
> hundreds of storm shelters built to withstand cyclone winds and storm
> surges. The work paid off, when, last November, the country was hit by a
> cyclone even more powerful than Nargis, yet fatalities were far fewer.
>
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