Sun, 02 May 2010 07:50:18 +0200 (AFP) - Abul Kalam (R) standsin front of a shipbreaking yard in Sitakundu some 30 kms from the port city of Chittagong. Kalam survived the 1991 cyclone by hanging on to a coconut tree. Those who survived -- including Kalam and his wife -- owe their lives to the protection provided by the trees, which is why they are concerned about the deforestation they're witnessing around them.(AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)
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