Pain.

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A woman who lost her home in Barisal weeps
amid the devastation of the cyclone.

Their Katrina.

Scores killed in Bangladesh cyclone

(CNN) -- At least 169 people have been killed and thousands made homeless after a powerful tropical cyclone slammed into the southern coastal region of Bangladesh late Thursday, local government officials said Friday/

"The death toll is 169 and there will be further reports ... we don't know if it's going to increase, we're still getting reports continuously," Nabiha Chowdhury with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told CNN on Friday, citing local government officials across the region.

Cyclone Sidr's powerful winds, gusting to at least 131 mph (210 km/h), uprooted trees, leveled homes and even damaged buildings where residents sought shelter from the storm. Video from the height of the storm showed high, rolling waves along the coastal areas and winds lashing palms trees.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/bangladesh.cyclone/index.html

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1. Oh, the poor people of Bangladesh

Their plight has never been good, given the vulnerability of that bit of land to flood, not to mention the overwhelmingly high arsenic levels in their wells. With global warming, their future could not look more bleak.

May the international community show them the help and support they so dearly need. Tragedies compounded...