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 knew...

Footing the Bill: One Student's Quest to End Global Poverty via Web 2.0

Remember Cyclone Sidr? Many have forgotten it - another Cyclone kills another few hundred people. Or is it a few thousand? Thousands of people are without food, clean water, clothes, or blankets - yet coverage on the...

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...

Cyclone Sidr - Disaster Area - Day 2: Life at Basecamp and the Beginning of D...

Overwhelmed and burnt out - that’s all I can say about this. Everywhere I look I see destroyed homes and destroyed lives.I interview a girl today - she lost her mom to the storm. She spoke of it like I was asking...

Cyclone Sidr - Disaster Area

“Why are they waving at the car?” I naively asked the driver who was taking me to basecamp in Bagarat. “Their homes have been destroyed - they are asking us to stop and help,” the driver somberly replied. It...

NowPublic Weekly Roundup: Nov 23, 2K7

Welcome one and all to another NowPublic weekly roundup. In this episode:French transit strike coverage.The lights go down on Broadway: crowdsoucing in action.Unleash your inner Ebert!Typhoon Sidr: a one-man news...

Cyclone Sidr - Brings People Together to Help, Risks Becoming Old News

Reporting for The Uncultured Project and NowPublic.com from Bangladesh - on the road to a dissaster area caused by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh..... “We need you here in an hour” said my contact at Muslim Aid - one...

Cyclone Sidr Recovery - The Search for Loved Ones Begins

[From Dhaka, 6:20 pm Local Time] For residents of Dhaka, the road to recovery is more than just bricks and mortar. It's also about rebuilding lives. The city of Dhaka's repair efforts have been impeccable. On the day...

In The Eye of the Storm - Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, and the Rich

The biggest impact of Cyclone Sidr may be that it has shaken up the local complacency towards the plight of the poor. Bangladesh, a small country in South Asia with large a population of over 150 million people, is...

Cyclone Sidr Ravages India and Bangladesh, Over 1100 Killed.

Very severe cyclonic storm Sidr roared ashore in Bangladesh yesterday at 3pm GMT about 40 miles east of the border with India. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), which monitors storms in this...

Bangladesh Cyclone:10,000 people may be Dead

Thousands of homes were ripped apart by ferocious winds, and tracts of farmland have been severely damaged. “The first priority is to distribute food and other relief items, to provide emergency shelter, and to...

Hundreds of Thousands at Peril with Approaching Cyclone Sidr

"If It Hits Bangladesh, Hundreds of Thousands Could Die  Cyclone Sidr, which is a hurricane of at least Category 3 strength, could track toward Bangladesh and repeat episodes of destruction that have witnessed...