Severe Cyclonic Storm AILA was the worst natural disaster to affect Bangladesh since Super Cyclone SIDR in November 2007. The second tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, AILA formed over the Bay of Bengal on May 23. A relatively strong tropical cyclone, it caused extensive damage in India and Bangladesh. The storm was responsible for at least 339 deaths across Bangladesh and India; more than 1 million people were left homeless. Health officials in Bangladesh confirmed a deadly outbreak of diarrhea on 29 May, with more than 7,000 people being infected and four dying.
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Severe Cyclonic Storm AILA was the worst natural disaster to affect Bangladesh since Super Cyclone SIDR in November 2007. The second tropical cyclone of the 2009 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, AILA formed over the Bay of Bengal on May 23. A relatively strong tropical cyclone, it caused extensive damage in India and Bangladesh. The storm was responsible for at least 339 deaths across Bangladesh and India; more than 1 million people were left homeless. Health officials in Bangladesh confirmed a deadly outbreak of diarrhea on 29 May, with more than 7, 000 people being infected and four dying. In Bangladesh, an estimated 20 million people were at risk of post-disaster diseases due to AILA. Here are some images after Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Bangladesh. (Photo by Bayazid Akter / Pacific Press)