India, Nov. 18 -- One week after the cyclone struck the Sundarbans, Down To Earth travels to the area to take stock

The West Bengal government has confirmed what people in the Indian Sundarbans had felt: Cyclone Bulbul, that had hit close to Sagar island on the night of November 9, 2019, before entering Bangladesh, was "more dangerous than Aila and caused greater damage".

Sindhu Mondal, a middle-aged fisherman who lives with his family near the Frazergunj sea beach, said he had not experienced anything like this when Bulbul hit late in the evening and continued till early morning next day.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the storm had made landfall in the Donchi forest area, which is hardly 25 kilometres from Frazer...