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Bangladesh: A Concrete Island

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 @ 17:49 UTC

by Rezwan

Countries:: Bangladesh
Topics:: Disaster, Environment
Languages:: English

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繁體中文:	孟加拉：混凝土島...
简体中文:	孟加拉：混凝土岛...

When it rains it pours in Bangladesh. Sabih Uddin Omar woke up today and found himself in a concrete island: “It's water! Water everywhere! Water clogging the streets, water in the gardens, water in the backyard.”

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