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Bangladesh:Heat Wave:2002/05/21

Duration2002/05/21 Temperatures as high as 43C (109F) killed at least 20 people during the past three days.
Country or DistrictBangladesh
NameHeat Wave

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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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