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ReutersBy Anis Ahmed
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DHAKA (Reuters) - A severe cyclone killed at least 328 people in Bangladesh, triggering a 15-foot (5-metre) high tidal surge that devastated three coastal towns and forced the evacuation of nearly one million people, officials said on Friday.
Local officials and Red Crescent workers said at least 328 deaths have already been confirmed while hundreds more were injured or missing following the cyclone, which struck overnight packing winds of 250 kph (155 mph).
"The death count is rising fast as we get more information from the affected districts," an official at the food and disaster ministry said.
He put the latest official confirmed death toll at 247. "It may go much higher," he said, adding that some areas have not been reached yet.
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