Tornado Kills at Least 25, Injures 500
From Times Wire Reports
A tornado tore through northern Bangladesh, killing at least 25 people, injuring nearly 500 and leaving many homeless.
The twister blew away several thousand mostly thatched huts in dozens of farming villages in Gaibandha district, 120 miles north of the capital, Dhaka.
Rescuers recovered 18 bodies from the debris of collapsed homes and trees, while seven injured people died en route to hospitals, local newspapers reported.
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