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Bangladesh:Flood:2002/08/12

Duration	2002/08/12	At least 50,000 people in Bangladesh's coastal islands in the Bay of Bengal have been made homeless by flooding caused by high tides and land erosion
Country or District	Bangladesh
Name	Flood

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2002/08/17
Dead: more than 900 people (in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh)

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Report/Articles BBC news 2002/08/22 In pictures: South Asia floods BBC news 2002/08/17 Relief operations are taking place in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh CNN news 2002/08/16 Monsoon floods have killed more than 900 people in South Asia BBC news 2002/08/14 South Asia flood toll nears 900 BBC news 2002/08/12 Thousands flee Bangladesh floods

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Pictures BBC news 2002/08/22 In pictures: South Asia floods