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Bangladesh:Violent Wind:2002/04/26

Duration	2002/04/26	At least 12 people were killed and more than 200 injured when storms swept parts of Bangladesh
Country or District	Bangladesh
Name	Violent Wind

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/05/03
Dead: at least 23 persons Injured: hundreds people Affected: around 100,000 people

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Report/Articles OCHA Situation Report No.1 2002/05/03 Since 22 April, Bangladesh has been hit by tropical storms five times, the latest on 2 May, when 23 people were killed and many injured, according to media reports. Agence France-Presse (AFP) 2002/05/01 Six killed, hundreds injured in Bangladesh storms The Daily Star 2002/04/28 12 killed as storm sweeps through Bangladesh on April 28, 2002 yahoo!news 2002/04/28 Storms kill 12 Bangladeshis, floods loom

Geographycal Data Information ReliefWeb 2002/05/03 Bangladesh - Tropical Storms - most affected districts

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