15,000 people dead , toll expected to rise , official says . 15,000 people are injured following three days 's tropical Fahim Munaim . U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was expected to approve plans to send up to three Navy amphibious warships , with up to 3,500 Marines , to locations off the coast of Bangladesh to assist in relief efforts . U.N. World Food Programme has food for More than 1,700 people for three days . Power outages , massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Bangladesh .
15,000 people dead , toll expected to rise , official says . 15,000 people are injured following three days 's tropical Fahim Munaim . U.N. World Food Programme has food for More than 1,700 people for three days . Power outages , massive traffic jams and poor phone service in Bangladesh .