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Cyclone Yaku and the El Niño weather phenomenon have forced more than 110,000 people from their homes and into temporary shelters like La Molina II. © UNFPA Perú
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Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting and most travelled tropical storm on record, has caused severe flooding and mudslides, with hundreds killed, health centres submerged and entire villages left stranded as roads and bridges were washed away. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara
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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience

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A woman in Patuakhali Sadar walked miles to reach an outhouse damaged during Cyclone Amphan. It was built by her family, who cannot afford repairs. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat
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Budding photographers capture post-cyclone Bangladesh

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<p>Four young volunteers &ndash;&nbsp; Md. Tajbit Ahammad Barat, Sumaia Akter, Md. Naimur Rahman Zihad and Rujina Begum &ndash; spent four months learning how to shoot pictures and documenting the lives of women and girls affected by last May&#39;s Cyclone Amphan in Bangladesh, with camera equipment and virtual training supplied by UNFPA and partner Concerned Women for Family Development (CWFD). A selection of photographs were used to raise awareness of community needs among the public. Here is what they saw through their lenses.</p><p>Hafeja Begum&nbsp;helps her mother with domestic duties. Cyclone Amphan destroyed their house&nbsp;in Pukurjana. &copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amena Begum&nbsp;and her child, in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Setara Begum, 69, at her home in Mahipur.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>Sharmin, a 10-year-old in Nutanpara.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Last spring, Morsheda Begum&#39;s house on the bank of a river in Chandkhali village collapsed while she was working in the sun.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Sumaia Akter</p>

<p>As an only child, Honufa Akter, 13, is tasked with many chores to help her mother in Lohalia.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>Two sisters in front of their house in the village of Babul Bazar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

<p>A woman is nearly camouflaged in a garden of bean sprouts.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Rujina Begum</p>

<p>Layju Begum, 27, cradles her infant in Patuakhali Sadar.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Naimur Rahman Zihad</p>

<p>You can just detect 10-year-old Mosa Ankhi&#39;s smile beneath that bale of dried grasses.&nbsp;&copy; UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat</p>

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"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

"We are not in a safe place": Survivors struggle in aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth

In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, survivors of Cyclone Kenneth share their struggles about living in crowded shelters. UNFPA is responding with maternal health support and other services.

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Women and girls are receiving dignity kits, which contain essential hygiene supplies as well as safety whistles. © UNFPA Mozambique/Vidal Mahundla
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A woman affected by Cyclone Gita in 'Eua, Tonga, receives a UNFPA dignity kit. © UNFPA Pacific/Tomoko Kurokawa
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