The Bangladesh cyclone death toll today rose through 3,000 with fears of many more to come.

Helicopters airlifted food to hungry survivors today while rescuers struggled to reach remote areas devastated by Bangladesh’s worst cyclone in a decade, amid fears the death toll could hit 10,000.

AT least 79 people were killed and nearly 120 were missing after a Bangladeshi ferry capsized in a storm on a river near the capital Dhaka, police and officials said yesterday.