35 years on, Chattogram coast still vulnerable after 1991 cyclone

Cyclone devastation and coastal flooding damage in Bangladesh coastal areas

Memories of the devastating cyclone of April 29, 1991 still haunt Bangladesh’s coastal communities as millions remain vulnerable due to fragile and incomplete embankments, more than three decades after the disaster killed about 138,000 people and left nearly 10 million destitute. Despite the passage of 35 years, many coastal areas of Chattogram lack durable flood […]