Bangladesh villages destroyed by Cyclone Sidr - 19 Nov 07

Destroyed homes and makeshift graves hastily dug for bodies found washed up in the rice fields.

The government has declared the destruction a national calamity.

Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen speaks to families on the banks of the Baleshwar river, and Al Jazeera's Owen Fay speaks from a village in the Pirojpur district of the country.

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[stylenhqjp]

Come on world, let's help these people.

They really have nothing.

[bdslph]

yes every 1 is heart breaking

they dont have anything

[tanvirmk]

u won't understand that coz u r a stupid

[shuvankr]

Happy Thanksgiving to rest of the world, while these people are dying ... Need I say more. I wonder had this happened in Gulf of Mexico instead of Bay of Bengal. While UN will release Paperload of charters and guidelines, people will suffer in poor countries.

[aabentlage]

Step Vaessen No.1!

Mark Giddens No.1!

I am glad I don't have to work there under such circumstances.

Where's the help for these poor people?

Bring in Food, Water, Medical Supplies etc.

Come on world act!

[msgg81]

the government is bullshit in terms of delivery mechanism

[areyourede4this]

if we all lived in paradise, it might get crowded. oh heres global warming! maybe you could give all of us your amazing money powers so we can all live someplace where there are no weather conditions.

[irisiris7]

It is a small poor country, they do not have any means to educate themselves. Why don't you go there and see for yourself, that some people really don't have a choice. They are not complaining, they are helpless. Put your "holier than thou" self in those people's shoes!!!

[laurieforti]

Why do people who live on flood plains complain when the flood comes; why do people who live in hurricane zones complain when the hurricane comes; why do people who live on volcanoes complain when the volcano erupts; why do people who who live on earthquake zones complain about the Big One when it hits; why do people who refuse to educate themselves complain about being poor; why do people who do not vote complain about corrupt governments?