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Bangladesh: 20 killed, 300 injured in 15-min tornado
Initial reports said at least 10 people were killed and a newspaper report said 500 people were injured in the storm which had lashed distant villages in Brahmanbaria district, more than 100 kilometres south-east from here.
Local chief government administrator Noor Mohammad Majumder said on Saturday that the death toll had touched 20.
The 15-minute storm destroyed several houses and shops besides uprooting trees and electricity poles.
Local villagers and emergency personnel took the injured to the hospitals, reports said.
OneIndia News
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