BANGLADESH - Bangladesh reports 2,000 missing

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Sunday, 24 September

2006, 23:16 GMT 00:16 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangladesh

reports 2,000 missing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many homes were

flooded as waters rose after the storm

 

 

 

Nearly

2,000 fishermen are still missing after a severe storm hit the Bay of Bengal

on Tuesday, the authorities in Bangladesh say.

Dozens of boats capsized in the storm and more than 500 fishing

boats are still unaccounted for.

Officials say 37 bodies have been recovered after a large-scale

rescue effort in the area.

The navy has been searching for the commander of a patrol boat

which ran aground, but he remains unfound.

Helicopters and ships were taking part in the operation to trace

Lieutenant Commander Firoz Kabir, the only missing crew member of the boat.

A BBC correspondent in Dhaka said that many

fishermen, who have no radio equipment, could be sheltering on remote

islands.

The coast guard say the weather has now improved, enabling them

to reach remoter areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5376642.stm

 

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