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Article: Hundreds die as storm hits Bangladesh
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 15, 1996
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Calamity-prone Bangladesh was struck by a tornado yesterday,
which killed more than 400 people and left more than 33,000 others
injured and dying.
Witnesses in the northern Tangail district described seeing "a
fire-red funnel" appear in the western sky seconds before the
tornado struck.
It slammed into dozens of villages and obliterated them.
Homeless survivors fled through a deadly whirlwind of flying tin
roofs, torn-up trees and dust. Some people tried to save themselves
by clinging to trees, but many of them died when the 125mph winds
ripped them away.
The tornado lasted only 20 minutes, late on Monday afternoon.
But its impact was fierce and deadly. The death toll is still
climbing, as ...