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500 evacuees die of cholera

From Our Correspondent, KRISHNAGAR, May 30- Official circles here have confirmed the death by cholera of nearly 500 Bangladesh refugees since last Friday, at Shikarpur and Karimpur. About 1,000 more are still believed to be in the grip of the disease. The hospitals are already packed. It was learnt that Mother Teresa would arrive in the town tomorrow for a visit.

Reference: Hindustan Standard, 31.05.1971