49 Indian Fishermen Confirmed Dead, 111 Missing

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49 Indian Fishermen Confirmed Dead, 111 Missing

The government of India's West Bengal state on Thursday confirmed that 49 fishermen had died in the Bay of Bengal during Tuesday's cyclone and 111 others were still missing.

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The government of India's West Bengal state on Thursday confirmed that 49 fishermen had died in the Bay of Bengal during Tuesday's cyclone and 111 others were still missing.

Five trawlers with 13 fishermen from East Midnapore district capsized, while another seven trawlers with 68 fishermen on board were missing, Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee told newsmen.

Altogether five trawlers from South 24-Parganas district capsized during the storm with 26 fishermen on board, while another four trawlers, with an unspecified number of fishermen on board, were missing, he said.

Bhattacharjee said the East Midnapore district magistrate and superintendent of police were camping at Digha to coordinate search operations, while a special control room was opened at Kakdwip in South-24 Parganas.

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