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Cyclone toll rises to 62; rescue operations begin in WB

Dhaka: At least 62 people were killed as cyclone "Aila" ravaged the southern coastlines of Bangladesh, where tidal surges inundated vast tracts of land and breached coastal embankments, officials said on Tuesday. The full extent of devastation in the storm, which packed windspeed of up to 100 kilometr ....Read more

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Real jokeBy: bsin | Tuesday , 26 May '09 16:36:26 PM Reply | Forward So true vijay...Its a real shame we could not foresee such a big cyclone even though we talk about advanced technological breakthroughs and all. All ppl get in the name of relief are rotten food packets. Even there is no real effort to fix up the post cyclone scenario so that it doesnot lead to diseases like cholera, etc.

Dr.By: Suparna | Tuesday , 26 May '09 15:38:32 PM Reply | Forward Dear Editor,Yes, it is. But as we could not predict it we have to pay for this. First, save people and then start the reconstruction.Thank you

Disaster relief.......A BIG JOKEBy: vijay | Tuesday , 26 May '09 13:24:25 PM Reply | Forward What happened to the technology we talk about, why do we need to launch expensive satellites if we cannot predict cyclone and other natural disasters? What happened to disaster relief force that was talked about aftermath of Tsunami?I wish the terrorist attach on Indian parliament was successful so that we could have got rid of incompetent and corrupt parliamentarians.

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