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Cyclone death toll hits 2,000  Sidr is one of the worst storms to strike the impoverished country of Bangladesh in recent years. Bangladesh continues to assess the damage Cyclone death toll hits 1,700  As flood waters recede, aid workers expect to find scores more bodies when remote villages are reached and the counting is done Cyclone rescue effort under way   Aid workers are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of survivors from a cyclone that ripped through southern and central Bangladesh Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead

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Bridge collapse causes more miser   A section of a bridge collapsed as thousands of hungry cyclone victims stampeded toward aid workers delivering rice Struggle to help cyclone survivors  Overburdened relief centers scrambled to help tens of thousands, and fist fights broke out among victims waiting for rice Villagers dispute cyclone death toll Map of Patharghata Bangladesh  5 days after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, an overwhelming stench filled the air as rotting bodies and animal carcasses floated Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000


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Nov.24  
Nov.21  
Nov.20  
Nov.18  
  The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
 Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a powerful cyclone. An estimated 1 million families are thought to have been affected

 
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Nov.16
Nov.15  
  Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.    The death toll could rise and that the...
  Millions to evacuate as cyclone slams  A powerful cyclone is tearing down flimsy houses, toppling trees and power poles, and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes Nov.14   Bangladesh braces for cyclone   Volunteers helped evacuate thousands of people from southern coast and the government warned ships to seek shelter Millions flee as typhoon rips into China Aug.7 Millions face flood disease threat
  India: The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding.    The floods have killed 360 and affected...
Aug.6 Monsoon recedes, death toll rises  India: Floodwaters receded in parts of monsoon-soaked South Asia on but the death toll reached 311. Tens of millions remain displaced and homeless Aug.3   Millions flee 'worst ever' floods
  India: United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
 the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have fled their homes or trapped in villages. Almost 200 have died in the floods in the last few days
Aug.2 Monsoon floods claim more than 160   India: Teeming rains have inundated wide swaths of northern India and Bangladesh, washing away villages and farmland that 19 million people depend ... Jun.11 Mudslides kill at least 71 Map of Chittagong Bangladesh  Mudslides were following heavy rain in the port town of Chittagong. Many are missing after a hill collapsed onto a shanty town May.15 Tides flood villages Jan.7 Police probes deadly bus blaze

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Jul.11 Many dead in rail crash
Jun.8 Boat capsizes, 16 dead Feb.23   85 killed in blaze  A fire at a textile mill in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong

year 2005 Top ^

Major quake kills thousands
Apr.11   Factory blast kills 17  A 9-story garment factory collapsed following a boiler explosion, killing at least 15 people and trapping 200 others Feb.20   83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster  A boat with 260 people on board capsized overnight when it was hit by a tornado near capital Dhaka

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Aug.2 Flood aftermath compounds misery  Disease is adding to the misery of millions of people still huddled in shelters or stranded in their flooded homes Jul.29 Flood health crisis looms in Dhaka Jul.13   Flood havoc mounts in South Asia
  More than 10 million people are battling what some officials are calling the worst monsoon floods for over a decade
May.23   180 missing in river ferry capsize  At least 15 people have been confirmed dead, 5 of them children, while about 50 were able to swim ashore

year 2003 Top ^

Jul.9   500 feared dead in ferry tragedy
  A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued Apr.21 Scores dead in ferries

year 2002 Top ^

Dec.1   Stampede kills 36  A rich businessman was giving away clothes and money. A wall and an iron gate collapsed May.3 More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy

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Stampede kills 36  A rich businessman was giving away clothes and money. A wall and an iron gate collapsed 85 killed in blaze  A fire at a textile mill in the south-eastern port city of Chittagong Monsoon recedes, death toll rises  India: Floodwaters receded in parts of monsoon-soaked South Asia on but the death toll reached 311. Tens of millions remain displaced and homeless Millions flee 'worst ever' floods




Bangladesh, Disasters Stampede Timeline ... See World Stampede timeline Top ^
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Bangladesh, Disasters Fire Timeline ... See World Fire timeline Top ^
2006
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Bangladesh, Disasters Flood Timeline ... See World Flood timeline Top ^
2007
Aug.6
Aug.3
  India: United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
 the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have fled their homes or trapped in villages. Almost 200 have died in the floods in the last few days
Aug.2 Monsoon floods claim more than 160   India: Teeming rains have inundated wide swaths of northern India and Bangladesh, washing away villages and farmland that 19 million people depend ... May.15 Tides flood villages
2004 Jul.13 Flood havoc mounts in South Asia
  More than 10 million people are battling what some officials are calling the worst monsoon floods for over a decade




Bangladesh, Disasters Structure Collapse Timeline ... See World Structure Collapse timeline Top ^
2007 Nov.24 Bridge collapse causes more miser   A section of a bridge collapsed as thousands of hungry cyclone victims stampeded toward aid workers delivering rice



Bangladesh, Disasters Railroad Disasters Timeline ... See World Railroad Disasters timeline Top ^
2006 Jul.11 Many dead in rail crash



Bangladesh, Disasters Highway Disasters Timeline ... See World Highway Disasters timeline Top ^
2007 Jan.7 Police probes deadly bus blaze




Bangladesh, Disasters Health Disasters Timeline ... See World Health Disasters timeline Top ^
2007 Aug.7 Millions face flood disease threat
  India: The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding.    The floods have killed 360 and affected...
2004 Aug.2 Flood aftermath compounds misery  Disease is adding to the misery of millions of people still huddled in shelters or stranded in their flooded homes Jul.29 Flood health crisis looms in Dhaka



Bangladesh, Disasters Rescue Timeline ... See World Rescue timeline Top ^
2007 Nov.16 Cyclone rescue effort under way   Aid workers are struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of survivors from a cyclone that ripped through southern and central Bangladesh



Bangladesh, Disasters Sea Disasters Timeline ... See World Sea Disasters timeline Top ^
2006 Jun.8 Boat capsizes, 16 dead
2005 Feb.20 83 dead, 130 missing in ferry disaster  A boat with 260 people on board capsized overnight when it was hit by a tornado near capital Dhaka 2004 May.23 180 missing in river ferry capsize  At least 15 people have been confirmed dead, 5 of them children, while about 50 were able to swim ashore 2003 Jul.9 500 feared dead in ferry tragedy
  A passenger ferry sank in a river in southern Bangladesh. 250 people either swam to shore or were rescued Apr.21 Scores dead in ferries 2002 May.3 More than 100 dead in ferry tragedy



Bangladesh, Disasters Weather Related Timeline ... See World Weather Related timeline Top ^
2007 Nov.21 Struggle to help cyclone survivors  Overburdened relief centers scrambled to help tens of thousands, and fist fights broke out among victims waiting for rice Nov.20 Villagers dispute cyclone death toll
Map of Patharghata Bangladesh  5 days after Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, an overwhelming stench filled the air as rotting bodies and animal carcasses floated Nov.18 Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000
  The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
 Rescue and relief teams have reached much of remote Bangladesh devastated by a powerful cyclone. An estimated 1 million families are thought to have been affected
Nov.18 Cyclone death toll hits 2,000  Sidr is one of the worst storms to strike the impoverished country of Bangladesh in recent years. Bangladesh continues to assess the damage Nov.17 Cyclone death toll hits 1,700  As flood waters recede, aid workers expect to find scores more bodies when remote villages are reached and the counting is done Nov.15 Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
  Cyclone Sidr packing 150 mph winds slammed southeast coast, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.    The death toll could rise and that the...
Nov.15 Millions to evacuate as cyclone slams  A powerful cyclone is tearing down flimsy houses, toppling trees and power poles, and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes Nov.14 Bangladesh braces for cyclone   Volunteers helped evacuate thousands of people from southern coast and the government warned ships to seek shelter



Bangladesh, Disasters Explosion Timeline ... See World Explosion timeline Top ^
2005 Apr.11 Factory blast kills 17  A 9-story garment factory collapsed following a boiler explosion, killing at least 15 people and trapping 200 others



Bangladesh, Disasters Landslide Timeline ... See World Landslide timeline Top ^
2007 Jun.11 Mudslides kill at least 71 Map of Chittagong Bangladesh  Mudslides were following heavy rain in the port town of Chittagong. Many are missing after a hill collapsed onto a shanty town