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2007-11-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Bangla: Red Crescent fears toll may top 10,000

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Posted by Fred 2007-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It sucks when you whole country is a river delta.

Posted by 3dc 2007-11-19 08:45|| 2007-11-19 08:45|| Front Page Top

#2 The Banglas are doing much better than they have historically due to better organization and weather forecasting. Some death tolls from similar cyclones:
1997: killed 150,000
1991: killed 140,000
1970: killed 500,000

Posted by ed 2007-11-19 08:56|| 2007-11-19 08:56|| Front Page Top

#3 It sucks when your whole country worships allan.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-19 09:01|| 2007-11-19 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Time to make even another dime of disaster relief or financial aid contingent upon removing Islam as their state religion and prohibiting shari'a law. Until then, they can drown in their own diarrhea for all I care.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-19 10:31|| 2007-11-19 10:31|| Front Page Top

#5 inshalla!

Posted by jds 2007-11-19 16:47|| 2007-11-19 16:47|| Front Page Top

#6 The same US carrier that did so much good in Indonesia after the tsunami is steaming toward Bangladesh with clean water, plastic sheeting for shelters, and hygiene kits.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-19 19:28|| 2007-11-19 19:28|| Front Page Top

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