Monsoon floods absorb affected millions in south Asia. But the world is still ignoring disasters that are happening more often and fitting more severeTom Bamforth is shelter coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies“Let’s sing a song,” said helicopter pilot Captain Mahbub, as we took off from outside the rusty hangar in Dhaka for our aerial assessment of the floods in Bangladesh. Without waiting for a reply, and he burst into John Denver’s Leaving on a Jet Plane.“I used to sing this when I was in trouble in the Air Force”,he recalled. He paused briefly before adding “of course John Denver died in a plane crash. Related: Floods claim more than 800 lives across India, Nepal and Bangladesh Poor villagers absorb invested money, or labour and imagination in fitting more resilient. Related: South Asia floods cancel 1200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com