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Azerbaijan: Severe Local Storm: 2002/10/22
GLIDE: AC-2002-000662-AZE
| Period | 2002/10/22 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Azerbaijan |
| Event Type | Severe Local Storm |
| Outline | 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. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | 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