Dhaka: Tropical storms that tore through
parts of Bangladesh have killed 13 people and injured about
100, media reports said.
Dhaka's Prothom Alo newspaper and private television
station Desh TV are reporting that the rainstorms hit six
northern districts yesterday, levelling hundreds of mostly
mud-and-thatched houses and leaving several thousand people
homeless.
According to today's reports, rescuers pulled out 13
bodies, including those of children, from the debris of
collapsed houses and trees.
Tropical storms are common in Bangladesh, a delta
nation of 150 million people.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, April 05, 2011, 23:09