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shodan
16-11-2007, 01:54 PM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/16/wcyclone116.xml

More than 500 people are feared dead today after a tropical cyclone packing winds above 150mph swept over Bangladesh, creating a 15ft sea-surge which destroyed houses, crops and vital infrastructure.


Villagers brave the rains
Three coastal towns were inundated by the rising waters while power and telephones were cut off across the country, hampering efforts of rescue workers to reach outlying areas.