The death toll from a cyclone that tore through southwestern Bangladesh and eastern India hit 200 yesterday as villagers began returning to their homes to assess the damage, an official said. Cyclone Aila slammed into the coast of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal on Monday, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless after a tidal surge washed away villages, roads and livestock. At least 131 people were killed and around 6,000 injured in Bangladesh and 100 more died in India,...
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