âWho'll rebuild our memories?â: Cyclones bring tragedy to this Sundarbans village
For the people of Kalidaspur, one of the furthest inhabited villages of the Sundarbans, Amphan is yet another chapter in a story of loss.
21 Dec, 2020
For about a week in May, Swatilata Mondal listened to government officials make announcements in her village of Kalidaspur, warning of an incoming storm. Kalidaspur is on the Choto Mollakhali island in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
Swatilata shrugged off most of the warnings. After all, cyclones and coastal storms are a regular feature of living in the Sundarbans.
âI had survived Cyclone Aila,â she said. âWhat could have been worse than that?â