For generations Paban Baroi’s family guarded a temple to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, until Bangladesh’s mighty Padma River wreaked havoc of its own, wiping out the shrine, their home, and 200 other houses in their village.
The 70-year-old and his neighbors are among thousands in the country who will be rendered destitute this year as surging waters and eroding lands reshape the landscape — a phenomenon made worse by climate change.
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