Report: Bangladesh cyclone kills 1,100

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: AP

that blasted Bangladesh with 150 mph winds, killing a reported 1,100 people, savaging coastal towns, and leaving millions without power in the deadliest such storm in more than a decade.

Rescuers — some even employing the brute force of elephants — contended with roads that were washed out or blocked by wind-blown debris to try to get water and food to people stranded by flooding from Tropical Cyclone Sidr.

The damage to livelihood, housing and crops from Sidr will be "extremely severe," said John Holmes, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, adding that the world body was making millions of dollars in aid available to Bangladesh.

The winds wreaked havoc on the country's electricity and telephone lines, affecting even areas that were spared a direct hit, and leaving the full picture of the death and destruction unclear.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_re_as/bangladesh_cyclone;_ylt=A9G_R3In_j1HDggA4BOs0NUE

[LynzM]

1. Oh wow, that is terrible.

Those poor people that are suffering, my heart goes out to them...

[AndyTiedye]

2. needs 1 more for the "Greatest" Page

:kick:

[catnhatnh]

3. So, like Bangladesh can count to 1000 in two days...

...and OUR homeland security can't confirm OUR deaths in New Orleans in how many years???
On Edit-Didn't it take longer than this for Dear Leader to fly OVER the damage...

[flashl]

4. Good point.

I have brought up that fact many times.

[kwyjibo]

5. Bangladesh cyclone kills at least 1,723

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/ap_on_re_as/bangladesh_cyclone

[ellisonz]

6. Over 2,200 die in Bangladesh cyclone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071118/ap_on_re_as/bangladesh_cyclone