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Bangladesh: Flood: 2002/08/12
| Period | 2002/08/12 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Bangladesh |
| Event Type | Flood |
| Outline | 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 |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| BBC news 2002/08/17 | ||
| Dead: more than 900 people (in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh) |
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