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Article: Floods Devastate Bangladesh
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- The Washington Post
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- August 28, 1987
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The worst flooding in 40 years has claimed more than 375 lives,
marooned more than 20 million people and destroyed millions of acres
of crop land, officials said this week.
Unofficial estimates put these figures much higher, and reports
of deaths from starvation, diarrheal diseases, snakebites and
drowning have been pouring in to the capital city daily since the
deluge began early last month.
Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Nazrul Islam announced that
Bangladesh has stopped transferring diplomats abroad as one of
several measures aimed at cutting costs and diverting savings to a
relief fund, Reuter reported.
The floods have damaged crops on more than 5.5 million acres and
destroyed ...