INDIA: Cyclone kills girl segregated for period

[TomSea]

Cyclone kills girl segregated for period

Villagers in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu are grieving the death of a 14-year-old girl who died in a cyclone after being forced to sleep separately because she was menstruating.

Her family told BBC Tamil that she was trapped in the hut on 16 November when the cyclone made landfall.

Some villagers said this was a "wake up call" as it was common practice to segregate menstruating girls.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46286284

Cultural traditions? I was even unsure if this should be posted.

[Fishrrman]

Better off when the British ruled India...