, May 25 -- Today (Sunday) marks the 16th anniversary of Cyclone Aila, which struck the southwest coast on this day in 2009, breaching 597 kilometres of embankments and submerging homes, farmlands, and fish enclosures across Khulna, Bagerhat, and Satkhira.

The disaster claimed 190 lives, injured over 7,000 people, rendered more than half a million homeless, and caused losses amounting to Tk 269.28 million, leaving behind memories the survivors will never forget.

Though sixteen years have been on, the scars remain both emotional and infrastructural. Every year when May arrives, residents brace for disaster.

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