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Bangladesh:Heat Wave:2002/05/21
Duration 2002/05/21 Temperatures as high as 43C (109F) killed at least 20 people during the past three days. Country or District Bangladesh Name Heat Wave
Headline(Source, Date) Personal Injury Material Damage Others CNN News 2002/05/21 Dead: at least 20 persons
In neighboring India, a similar heat wave killed 638 people this month where temperatures reached 51C (124F).Temperatures as high as 43C (109F).
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