The Hard Lessons of Disaster Relief

When it came to Cyclone Sidr and disaster relief - I thought I knew it all. I knew I couldn't help them all. I knew the media would be coming. I knew the local population knew the area better than foreigners. I...

Cyclone Sidr: Death Toll Now Exceeds That of Sept 11 Attacks

"We really got to make sure that we educate - not just the [local] people, but also ourselves," explained Nick Downie. Downie, a British national, had come as Operations Co-ordinator for an alliance of Save the...