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Cyclone Deaths in Thousands

Posted Nov 17, 07 8:46 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – More than 1,000 have been confirmed dead in the wake of Thursday's cyclone in Bangladesh, but local news reports double that number, as a virtual national blackout and debris-filled roads have stymied efforts to assess the true brunt of the storm, reports the BBC. "We are expecting that thousands of dead bodies may be found within a few days," says a disaster-relief official.

The struggling rescue effort received a boost today as helicopters began delivering supplies to areas where crops have all but been obliterated: Shrimp farms have simply vanished, and 95% of the upcoming December rice harvest was lost. As communication and power problems persist, elephants have begun clearing roads to remote areas where more than 20,000 homes are believed damaged.

Sources: BBC, CNN, Associated Press

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Hundreds of Bangladeshi people affected by Tropical Cyclone Sidr gather as relief supplies are unloaded at Bagerhat in Khulna district, 136 kilometers,(85 miles) south east of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka,...   (Associated Press)
A virtual national blackout and debris-filled roads may be masking the true brunt of Friday's cyclone in Bangladesh   (AFP)
Though more than 1,000 have been confirmed dead, local news reports double that number%u2014which should soon skyrocket.   (AFP)
"We are expecting that thousands of dead bodies may be found within a few days," says the head of the government's disaster management office.   (AFP)
Cyclone Sidr is the most destructive storm to hit the country in more than a decade.   (AFP)
Relatives carry a girl who was injured during the cyclone to a hospital in Potuakhali, 152 kilometers (95 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Military helicopters and...   (Associated Press)
An elephant pushes a stranded bus as it is employed to clear a road in Barishal, 120 kilometers, (75 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Friday, Nov. 16, 2007. A cyclone slammed into Bangladesh's...   (Associated Press)
A Bangladeshi village woman tries to dry her belongings in Potuakhali, 152 kilometers (95 miles) south of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Military helicopters and ships joined rescue...   (Associated Press)
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