Photo taken on March 23, 2013 shows a view of destroyed villages after a tornado swept through the Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
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Bangladesh tornado death toll rises to 20
DHAKA, March 23 (Xinhua)-- The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported.
According to local TV channel "Time", the tornado, which swept through four sub-districts of Bangladesh's northeastern Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Friday evening left over 200 others wounded. Full story
Photo taken on March 23, 2013 shows a view of destroyed villages after a tornado swept through the Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
Photo taken on March 23, 2013 shows a view of destroyed villages after a tornado swept through the Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
Photo taken on March 23, 2013 shows a view of destroyed villages after a tornado swept through the Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
A woman stands in her shelter after a tornado swept through the Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 23, 2013. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
An injured man receives treatment after a tornado in Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 23, 2013. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
A woman cries over the death of her relatives and the loss of her belongings after a tornado in Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 23, 2013. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
People try to salvage belongings after a tornado in Brahmanbaria district, some 109 km east of the capital of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 23, 2013. The death toll caused by a devastating tornado in eastern Bangladesh rose to 20 on Saturday, a local TV channel reported. (Xinhua/Shariful Islam)
