1,000 fishermen missing in Bay of Bengal storm
DPA
Barguna (Bangladesh), Sep 22 (DPA) About 1,000 fishermen along with nearly 100 fishing trawlers have gone missing in the high waves in the Bay of Bengal, officials in the fishing port of Barguna in southern Bangladesh said Saturday.
Local sources said the missing fishermen were caught in an unexpected storm, which whipped up high walls of water in the Bay early Friday.
“There were about 1,200 fishermen on the missing trawlers,” said Golam Mustafa Chowdhury of the Barguna Fishing Trawlers Association.
Survivors said several trawlers were damaged by the tropical squalls.
A rescue operation has been mounted by coast guards and fire brigade divers.
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