Bangladesh cry for clean water

A week after the cyclone hit Bangladesh the main aim now is to supply the people with clean water and prevent the spread of disease, but this is a difficult task. There are relatively few tube wells in the area. One major advantage of tube wells, where water is pumped to the surface through a narrow tube, is that they are not easily contaminated. But much of the surface water people are relying on has been contaminated, either by the bodies of dead livestock or - in coastal areas - by high salinity( salt content) caused by the tides after the storm.
Many warn that people are suffering from diarrhoea. This KILLS! The main fear among aid workers is that of water-borne diseases, chief of which is cholera. Read the rest here.