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Super Cyclonic Storm Sidr

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UK CHARITIES LAUNCH BANGLADESH CYCLONE APPEAL
The Disaster Emergency Committees 13 major aid agencies today (Thursday) launched an appeal to help millions of people left without food and shelter following the Bangladesh cyclone.
The DEC Appeal will provide desperately needed relief to people suffering after one of the most ferocious cyclones to hit Bangladesh in decades.

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Bangladesh Cyclone

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At least 2,000 people are now reported dead after a powerful cyclone ripped through southern and central Bangladesh, officials say.
The government expects the figure to rise further, as parts of the affected area are still inaccessible.
Rescuers are trying to reach hundreds of thousands of survivors but debris and floods are hampering their efforts.
Cyclone Sidr destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, brought down power lines and wiped out vital crops.

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At least 242 people have been reported dead after a powerful cyclone battered southern Bangladesh, levelling villages and uprooting trees.
Officials have warned that the death toll could rise and that the extent of the damage is still unclear.

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The cyclonic storm 'Sidr' after hitting the Bangladesh coast was moving towards Tripura and south Assam, Met officials said on Friday.
Officials in the Regional Meteorological Centre of Assam said several places in Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and Barak valley of Assam had been witnessing heavy rainfall since Thursday night.
The wind speed in parts of south Assam and Meghalaya was recorded over 40 kmph.
Sidr slammed into Bangladesh's coast with 140 mph winds killed at least 242 people, levelled homes and forced the evacuation of 650,000 villagers before heading inland.

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07:59 UT, 16th November 2007.

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16:58 UT, 15th November 2007.

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The Aqua satellite acquired this image of Tropical Cyclone Sidr at 6:55 UTC on November 15, 2007.
The Tropical Cyclone was moving north toward the Mouths of the Ganges at a speed of 17 kilometres per hour. Winds in the storms centre were raging at 240 km/hr, making it a very strong Category 4 tropical cyclone.

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A powerful tropical storm which forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes has hit Bangladesh's coast.
The cyclone made landfall in the south-west, packing winds of up to 240kph (150mph), the director of the country's meteorological office said.
Coastal residents in low-lying Bangladesh have been warned of possible tidal surges at least 3m high.

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A very severe cyclonic storm, nicknamed 'SIDR' and now lying just 250 km south of Kolkata, is fast racing towards the West Bengal coast and was likely to make landfall with a speed of 180 to 200 km per hour by midnight tonight.
The worst cyclones in many years has already hit the Bangladesh coast. Around 50,000 people have been evacuated to safer ground in West Bengal and many more in Bangladesh.

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