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rising death toll from a cyclone that savaged coastal Bangladesh
Monday, Nov. 19, 2007

Open quoteThe toll is rising fast as we are receiving more information from outlying areas, where telephone lines have been restored.Close quote

  • MOKHLESUR RAHMAN
  • a Ministry of Disaster Management official, on the rising death toll from a cyclone that ravaged coastal Bangladesh
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