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Signs and Portents, part 174
 A tornado tore through northern Bangladesh, killing at least 25 people, injuring nearly 500 and leaving many homeless, news reports said on Monday. The twister struck late Sunday, blowing away several thousand mostly thatched huts in dozens of farming villages in Gaibandha district, 190 kilometers (120 miles) north of capital Dhaka, Ittefaq and Janakantha dailies reported. Rescuers recovered 18 bodies from the debris of collapsed homes and trees, while seven injured people died en route to hospital, the reports said. The dead included women and children. Many of the injured were taken to hospitals.
Posted by: Steve White 2005-03-21 |
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