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title: In Bangladesh today there are two stories
date: 2010-10-10T15:59:36Z
modified: 2010-10-10T15:59:36Z
permalink: "https://350.org/bangladesh-today-there-are-two-stories/"
type: post
status: publish
excerpt: One, a horrible rainstorm over the last few days has left half a million people homeless--waves as high as two meters have been sweeping across parts of the country, as people take refuge in cyclon
wpid: 26663
author: Bill McKibben
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One, a horrible rainstorm over the last few days has left half a million people homeless–waves as high as two meters have been sweeping across parts of the country, as people take refuge in cyclone shelters

Two, nonetheless, brave people are taking part in events to mark 101010–because no one understands better than Bangladeshis exactly what the stakes in the climate battle really are

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