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Many missing in Bangladesh storm | Many missing in Bangladesh storm |
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About 100 Bangladeshi fishermen are feared drowned after their boats sank during a storm in the Bay of Bengal. | About 100 Bangladeshi fishermen are feared drowned after their boats sank during a storm in the Bay of Bengal. |
Seamen who managed to return to shore reported seeing at least 10 fishing trawlers founder in the heavy seas, officials said. | |
Authorities say they cannot mount a search operation until the high winds and waves in the area subside. | Authorities say they cannot mount a search operation until the high winds and waves in the area subside. |
Ferry services have been halted and hundreds of people in coastal areas evacuated due to the weather. | Ferry services have been halted and hundreds of people in coastal areas evacuated due to the weather. |
Local official Selim Khan told the Associated Press news agency that at least 50 fishermen were rescued by passing boats however, a number were seen to sink. | Local official Selim Khan told the Associated Press news agency that at least 50 fishermen were rescued by passing boats however, a number were seen to sink. |
Lack of communication | Lack of communication |
Mostafa Chowdhury, a spokesman for a trawler owners' association told the Associated Press news agency that a further 70 boats, with almost 840 crew, had not returned to port. | Mostafa Chowdhury, a spokesman for a trawler owners' association told the Associated Press news agency that a further 70 boats, with almost 840 crew, had not returned to port. |
However, he said that the crews could be waiting the storm out elsewhere as they often sought shelter at offshore islands or mangrove swamps in the area during inclement weather. | However, he said that the crews could be waiting the storm out elsewhere as they often sought shelter at offshore islands or mangrove swamps in the area during inclement weather. |
The trawlers, which are usually made of wood, rarely have any means to communicate other than via mobile phone, which can only be done close to port. | The trawlers, which are usually made of wood, rarely have any means to communicate other than via mobile phone, which can only be done close to port. |
Bangladesh is frequently hit by cyclones and monsoon floods. | Bangladesh is frequently hit by cyclones and monsoon floods. |
Bangladesh's meteorological department has said that the monsoon driven depression which has caused the bad weather is moving north-north-west and has reached the Indian state of Orissa. | Bangladesh's meteorological department has said that the monsoon driven depression which has caused the bad weather is moving north-north-west and has reached the Indian state of Orissa. |
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