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Dhaka, Bangladesh Titu Gain, who lives in Satkhira, in southern Bangladesh, knows firsthand how deadly and dangerous a cyclone can be. Almost every year, cyclones damage my house, said the 55-year-old Catholic father of three. I lost my brother during a cyclone in 2007, a year when storms killed more than 3,000 people.
Like almost all of his neighbors, Gain is a farmer who also works as a day laborer to make ends meet. The region is known for producing prawns and mangoes, but its location on the coast makes it especially vulnerable to storms.