Drishtipat Blog has a collection of good links for places to donate to for victims of Cyclone Sidr. I urge readers to donate, and donate generously.
Rezwan bhai has continuous updates of the situation on the ground, and a roundup of reactions in the Bangla blogosphere, including from the ground.
While the death toll just above 2000 as I write this, it’s clear that we’ve been spared the worst. But let the fact that we are not seeing 4 zeros at the end of the casualty figure (I am praying further information does not change this) not prevent us from recognizing the scale of the catastrophe. Sidr has left behind it a trail of destruction and chaos. In the short term, shelter will have to be found, and disease averted . In the long run, lives and communities (and even already fragile ecosystems - the Sundarbans have been directly hit) will need resources to rebuild. We must keep our eye on both.
UPDATE: Jyoti bhai has some further links for places to donate, including the Chief Advisor’s Relief Fund.
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