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Bangladesh faces mass migration, loss of land from climate change
2013-02-09 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Malaysian Star: It is hard to imagine Shamisur Gazi sprinting up a tree. He is 86, has a hump on his back and, at the best of times, he needs a cane to walk. But people do extraordinary things in extraordinary circumstances. On May 25, 2009, a few hours before Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh and India, Gazi remembers the rain it was relentless, it came down in brown sheets and visibility was barely two metres. The wind was fierce, but toward mid-afternoon, it suddenly picked up more momentum and began toppling...
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