Copyright 2006, Reuters AlertNet http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/bloggers.xml?uid=47474 en-gb Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:22:12 GMT 5 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/bloggers.xml?uid=47474 http://www.alertnet.org/images/rtrfndn_alertnet_new_tr.gif http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/47474/2007/10/26-165617-1.htm http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/47474/2007/10/26-165617-1.htm Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:56:00 GMT I have just visited Bagerhat, one of the areas worst affected by Cyclone Sidr.

When the cyclone hit, the water level rose to about 3 feet (91 cm), but that happened slowly and people just decided to sit it out. Then suddenly within 30 minutes the water level rose dramatically to 8 feet (2.5 metres) and everyone was terrified. It took five or six hours for the water levels to subside.

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