More than 1,700 people dead , toll expected to rise , official says . 15,000 people are injured following Thursday 's tropical Cyclone Sidr . Comment: Power outages , massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Dhaka .
More than 1,700 people dead , toll expected to rise , official says . 15,000 people are injured following Thursday 's tropical Cyclone Sidr . U.N. World Food Programme has food for 400,000 people for three days . Power outages , massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Dhaka .