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| Bangladesh makes fresh aid plea | Bangladesh makes fresh aid plea |
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| Bangladesh has called for more aid for tens of thousands of Cyclone Sidr survivors, amid concerns that some remote areas have not yet been reached. | Bangladesh has called for more aid for tens of thousands of Cyclone Sidr survivors, amid concerns that some remote areas have not yet been reached. |
| The country's army says it has yet to deliver aid to 30% of coastal villages hit five days ago by the storm. | The country's army says it has yet to deliver aid to 30% of coastal villages hit five days ago by the storm. |
| There is anger among many villagers on the stricken south coast that they have still not received vital supplies like food, water, shelter and medicine. | There is anger among many villagers on the stricken south coast that they have still not received vital supplies like food, water, shelter and medicine. |
| The storm has affected 1m families and killed at least 3,100 people. | The storm has affected 1m families and killed at least 3,100 people. |
| The death toll is expected to rise. | The death toll is expected to rise. |
| A statement from Bangladesh's foreign ministry said: "At this time we will welcome support from the international community. We are doing as best as we can do ourselves." | A statement from Bangladesh's foreign ministry said: "At this time we will welcome support from the international community. We are doing as best as we can do ourselves." |
| The BBC's Alastair Lawson, at Bangladesh's storm-stricken Sunderbans mangrove forest, says aid is beginning to get through and army helicopters are criss-crossing the skies. | The BBC's Alastair Lawson, at Bangladesh's storm-stricken Sunderbans mangrove forest, says aid is beginning to get through and army helicopters are criss-crossing the skies. |
| Tense atmosphere | Tense atmosphere |
| But the atmosphere is tense and relief when it does arrive may be too little, too late for many survivors, he says. | But the atmosphere is tense and relief when it does arrive may be too little, too late for many survivors, he says. |
| I've been waiting here for several hours hoping to get some food and drinking water, but I'm not sure it will come Safura Begum, survivor Aid shortfall href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7103332.stm">Q&A: Cyclone relief In pictures: Cyclone homeless | |
| Some people have barely eaten since the storm struck and our correspondent has witnessed villagers fighting over rice. | Some people have barely eaten since the storm struck and our correspondent has witnessed villagers fighting over rice. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett says the scenes of devastation get worse and worse the further one travels towards the coast of the Bay of Bengal. | The BBC's Mark Dummett says the scenes of devastation get worse and worse the further one travels towards the coast of the Bay of Bengal. |
| Crowds stand along the shoreline in front of their flattened villages, waving red flags made from their clothes, he says. | Crowds stand along the shoreline in front of their flattened villages, waving red flags made from their clothes, he says. |
| Cyclone Sidr, which struck late on Thursday, packed winds of up to 240km/h (150mph) and a tidal surge of several metres. | Cyclone Sidr, which struck late on Thursday, packed winds of up to 240km/h (150mph) and a tidal surge of several metres. |
| It brought down power lines and wiped out vital crops. | It brought down power lines and wiped out vital crops. |
| Bangladesh's Red Crescent society says up to 10,000 may have died. | Bangladesh's Red Crescent society says up to 10,000 may have died. |
| At the coastal town of Patharghata, mother-of-three Safura Begum told AP news agency: "I've been waiting here for several hours hoping to get some food and drinking water. | At the coastal town of Patharghata, mother-of-three Safura Begum told AP news agency: "I've been waiting here for several hours hoping to get some food and drinking water. |
| "But I'm not sure it will come." | "But I'm not sure it will come." |
| Satellite map of affected area, and the path of Cyclone Sidr Enlarge Map | Satellite map of affected area, and the path of Cyclone Sidr Enlarge Map |
| The Bangladeshi government has already received offers of emergency aid worth $140m (£68m). | The Bangladeshi government has already received offers of emergency aid worth $140m (£68m). |
| Among major donors is Saudi Arabia, which has pledged $100m. The UK is sending $5m. | Among major donors is Saudi Arabia, which has pledged $100m. The UK is sending $5m. |
| The US has offered $2m and is sending two amphibious naval vessels with helicopters to help the relief mission. | The US has offered $2m and is sending two amphibious naval vessels with helicopters to help the relief mission. |
| Coastal Bangladesh is a maze of waterways, creeks, islands and sandbanks and the only way to reach the area is by boat. The government's early-warning system is being credited with saving many lives. | Coastal Bangladesh is a maze of waterways, creeks, islands and sandbanks and the only way to reach the area is by boat. The government's early-warning system is being credited with saving many lives. |
| Officials say that in many areas 95% of rice has been destroyed, while shrimp farms and other crops were simply washed away. | Officials say that in many areas 95% of rice has been destroyed, while shrimp farms and other crops were simply washed away. |
| Southern Bangladesh is hit every year by cyclones and floods, but Cyclone Sidr is the most destructive storm to hit the country in more than a decade. | Southern Bangladesh is hit every year by cyclones and floods, but Cyclone Sidr is the most destructive storm to hit the country in more than a decade. |
| Another storm in 1991 left some 143,000 dead. | Another storm in 1991 left some 143,000 dead. |