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/ 16 November 2007
At least 629 people have died in Bangladesh as a result of severe Cyclone Sidr, it was officially stated on Friday. The cyclone roared ashore with winds of more than 250km/h, and the death toll was expected to rise further, with about 1 000 fishermen reported as missing.
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/ 16 November 2007
A cyclone killed more than 250 people in Bangladesh, triggering a 5m-high water surge that devastated three coastal towns with a combined population of 700 000, officials said on Friday. ”The death count is rising fast as we get more information from the affected districts,” an official at the Food and Disaster Ministry said.
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/ 15 November 2007
The outer reaches of an expected severe cyclone buffeted Saint Martin’s island off Bangladesh’s coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of mainlanders were evacuated to shelters and high land, officials said. Strong winds with a speed of about 80km/h started slamming the island at about noon.