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Re: Tropical Storm Jeane kills 600+ in Haiti
« on: September 22, 2004, 03:06:25 PM »
Hello
This remind me of the annual Bangladesh Cyclone Tragedy in 1990s.
Several thousands people died each year because lack of warning and lack of shelter against the cyclone and floods.

After the warning system and adequeate shelters are build by UN agencies, the number of casualties dropped significantly.
Unfortunately the captain of a ferry ignored the warning and capsized on May 2004. 61 people are drowned and several other missing.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3741749.stm