Thursday, August 9, 2007

Floodwater in Sirajgonj town, Bangladesh

Transport around the town is alternately by rickshaw and boat...














Shopkeepers wait patiently for waters to recede...


















New and improvised methods of transporting goods have been devised...


Shopkeepers endeavour to continue trading - although much stock has been destroyed









The Market remains open for the few customers who venture there...






Though the water is waist high - life must go on - journeys to the local shop for small supplies continue....




Keeping essential clothing dry while getting about the town is a challenge...








Families have bricked up doorways to their homes in an attempt to hold back the floodwaters....









Despite the floodwates many business remain open in Sirajganj town...










































The Jamuna river has innundated crops of banana and jute...














Many homesteads on Mecha Char are under water...
















Moving around on Mecha char by banana raft...









































































































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