The 12-20 feet of tidal surge brought 2.5 miles of paved roads out to the running current in the village Charkhali in Burguna District. Such a storm has not struck Bangladesh in 22 years. The people of this land are so resilient within 24 hrs of the storm, they returned to their land (literally) where once they had a home. I have asked the relatives who were directly affected by the storm about how they are coping with this on the ground. I was surprised to learn that the people by far have accepted their fate and are now ready to rebuild from the scratch. They said since there is no one who had the means to help them, there is no reason to wait for some miracle to happen.   |