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Bangladesh: A Concrete Island

Written byRezwan
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Posted 28 July 2009 16 years ago

When it rains it pours in Bangladesh. Sabih Uddin Omar woke up today and found himself in a concrete island: “It's water! Water everywhere! Water clogging the streets, water in the gardens, water in the backyard.”

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