Relief Reaches All Bangladesh Cyclone-Hit Areas, Donors Pledge Hundreds of Millions in Aid

(copy from englishtime.us)

Edited by Nguyen Tri Duc

Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Emergency workers in Bangladesh say they have reached the last area of the country ruined1 by a storm last week. The storm killed about 3,500 people and forced 4 million others from their homes. The military is flying helicopters and planes to bring badly needed food, medicines, shelters2, and clean water to victims. Aid officials say many

victims have lost everything and will need months to recover. They also warned that the number of death could increase greatly3 after all the victims in hard to reach areas are found. The World Bank has offered4 up to 250 million dollars in aid. The United Nations has offered almost 9 million dollars.

1. ruin (v) to damage sth so badly that it loses all its value, pleasure, etc.:.
shelter (n) (often in compounds) a structure built to give protection from rain, danger or attack:
greatly (adv) (usually before a verb or participle) very much: .
offer (v) to say you are willing to do sth for sb or give sth to sb: