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Azerbaijan:Severe Local Storm:2002/10/22

Duration	2002/10/22	Forty-three people are feared to have died after a ship capsized during a storm in the Caspian sea on Tuesday morning. Only nine people were rescued, one of whom later died in hospital.
Country or District	Azerbaijan
Name	Severe Local Storm

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
BBC news 2002/10/23
Dead: 1 person Missing: 41 people

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Report/Articles BBC news 2002/10/23 Oil has begun leaking from a ship which capsized and sank in the Caspian Sea. BBC news 2002/10/22 Hopes fade for Caspian ship victims

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