Emergency rehabilitation package for the Cyclone Aila devastated people of Sayamnagar Upazila of Sathkhira district of Bangladesh
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Introduction
Cyclone Aila (RSMC Designation: BOB02, JTWC Designation: 02B, also known as Severe Cyclonic Storm Aila) was the second tropical cyclone to form within the Northern Indian Ocean during 2009. The disturbance that was to become Cyclone Aila formed on 21 May 2009 about 950 kilometers (590 mi) to the south of Sathkhira, in Bangladesh. Over the next couple of days the disturbance slowly developed before a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert was issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center early on 23 May 2009 and being designated as a depression. As of 25 May 2009 (2009 -05-25), 212 people have been killed by Aila and at least 500 more are missing, while many residents, numbering to about 650,000 are homeless.