US helicopters and Bangladesh planes stepped up relief operations in the cyclone-ravaged country today as attention turned from rescue to helping survivors recover.
The aircraft dropped food, water and medicine to tens of thousands of people along the country's devastated coast.
Cyclone Sidr struck on November 15th with 250 km/h winds and a five-metre tidal surge. It killed about 3,500 people, left thousands missing or injured, and displaced more than two million.
Reporters said there were still many people the massive aid operation had yet to reach.
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The cyclone came as low-lying Bangladesh was still working to deal with the effects of widespread flooding just months before.