Death toll rises to at least 2,000 as Bangladesh assesses cyclone damage
KOLAPARA, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Cyclone Sidr, one of the worst storms to strike the impoverished country of Bangladesh in recent years, has killed at least 2,000 people, a number that is expected to rise as the South Asian nation continues to assess the damage.
The Category 4 cyclone raked Bangladesh's southwest coast on Thursday with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, destroying fishermen's hamlets and villages.
Thousands are still missing, while an estimated 280,000 others are unable to return to their homes which were wiped away by the storm.
Update: Reuters International now puts the death toll at over 2,300.
1 are still reading for some reason . . .:
I saw on the new tonight that some people haven't eaten in days because they can't get aid to them..
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