Bangladesh Cyclone Toll Exceeds 3,000

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Women held their children on Monday in front of a damaged shop in Boroitola village, on the southern coastal area of Bangladesh. The confirmed death toll from cyclone Sidr has climbed to over 3,000 and is expected to rise.

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Bangladesh Cyclone Toll Exceeds 3,000

The United Nations estimated that a million people had been left homeless by the cyclone.