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March 25, 2013

Bangladesh tornado kills 20, injures 100: officials
Dhaka (AFP) March 23, 2013
A powerful tornado ripped through more than a dozen rural villages in eastern Bangladesh late Friday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100, officials said. The tornado wrecked havoc in Brahmanbaria district over a 15-minute period, authorities said, uprooting thousands of trees and flattened hundreds of tin and mud-built houses in the area, and snapping road and rail communication with affected villages. "The death toll is now 20, including women and children. At least 100 peopl ... read more

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