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15 die as killer wind hits Barisal again

By Staff Correspondent
Al least 15 persons were killed and hundreds of others injured when a tornado ravaged Gournadi and Agailjhara upazilas in Barisal district on Saturday.
A severe nor'Wester also hit two other districts — Jhenidah and Magura — causing exten-sivedamagt to standing crops and property the same day
Our Barisal correspondent Arup Talukder reports: The tornado hit at a speed of 230 to 250 km an hour and lasted for about two minutes.
In the two affected upazilas. over 150 kutcha dwellings were raged to the ground. Eighty per cent betel leaf groves were damaged. The storm destroyed 50 per cent of Uw standing crops.
Of the injured persons. 16 were admittedto Barisal Medi
cal College Hospital and 50 sent to Goumadl Hospital and Agailjhara upazila health complex.
The tornado wrought havoc to several villages and disrupted communications be-tweenDhaka and Barisal. Hundreds of trees and electric poles were uprooted by the tornado. About 60 per cent educational institutions were destroyed..
According to preliminary reports, the 33 kv power line bctweenBarisal and Madaripur was also blown away. District officials visited the tornado-hit areas on Sunday and detailed reports on the damaged were yet to be received.
Meanwhile, the districtad-ministration sanctioned. 20 tons of rice, 110 kg beaten rice. Taka 20,000 In cash and
75 pieces of saree for distribution among the tornado victims.
On Friday two persons were killed tn Mchendlganj upazila tn two separate incidents of house collapse andlightnlng during a nor’wester.
Our Jhenidah correspondent Aminur Rahman says: The severe cyclonic storm swept over 10 villages of Shallkupa upazila on Saturday evening. Over 1,000 kutcha houses were razed to the ground. Five persons were injured. The worst affected villages are: Taminagar. Krishnapur. Goal Barta, Hatfazilpur. Abhoypur. Kumlrdah and Kamannah.
The Injured persons were admitted to sadar hospital where the condition of Abdul Karim Mandal was critical. Our Magura correspondent Md Hossain Slraj reports: Over 15 persons were injured tn a severe tornado which hit our unions of Sreepur upazlla of the districts on Saturday night.
About 20 cattlehead were also killed. According toa pre liminary report, over 1.000 dwellings were blown away and a large number of trees, telephone and electric poleswere uprooted. The damage to standingcrops Including jute and mango was heavy. In all. 20 villages were affected