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Bangladesh : Severe Local Storm : 2005/08/05
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Duration 2005/08/05
Country
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District		 Bangladesh
Name Severe Local Storm
Outline Dozens are missing or feared dead after storms sweeping through the Bay of Bengal over the past two days capsized fishing boats with 245 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard, officials said.

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  • Reuters 2005/08/05
    At least 75 Bangladeshi fishermen were missing and feared drowned because of storms in the Bay of Bengal over the past two days, officials said on Friday.
    Rescuers picked up some 170 fishermen after 15 fishing boats with 245 fishermen aboard capsized during the storms, an official of the Cyclone Preparedness Centre said.