NEW DELHI - The Sundarbans delta region, a climate change hot spot shared between India and Bangladesh, is no stranger to cyclones.
Before Amphan unleashed its wrath on May 20, the Indian side of the Sundarbans had recently suffered the impact of two other major cyclones - Aila in 2009 and Bulbul in 2019 - locking the region's residents into a vicious cycle of disaster and recovery.
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