Monday, November 19, 2007

Cyclone hits Bangladesh

A natural calamity has yet again hit Bangladesh: a deadly cyclone (Cyclone Sidr) that has taken away 2,300 lives so far and the death toll is predicted to rise to 10,000. The link below tells us one of the many heartbreaking stories of the affected victims.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7100879.stm

During this crisis, the least we can do is send money to help out such victims. The link below gives a list of some organizations that are raising funds and helping with the relief effort. http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2007/11/19/sidr-donation/

Let's all pray and hope that we can recover from this tragic incident soon.

Sawsan