Elaina Conrad

April 19, 2021

Disaster within a crisis: How did COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan affect families living in ultra-poverty?

On 20 May, 2020, super cyclone Amphan tore through the coastal regions of southern Bangladesh. Sufia Begum emerged from the safety of a cyclone shelter with her husband only to find their home destroyed by a fallen tree. Seeing the damage, she broke down in tears. “We were already struggling to manage food,” she said. “Where do we live now? Where will we get the money to repair the house?”