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Tornado injures 20

16 August 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Manikganj

At least 20 people were injured and two fishemen went missing in the nearby river when a tornado lashed Kamarjagi village under Ghior police station yesterday. The 30-minute storm that started around 12: 00 noon also damaged 25 kutcha houses, a mosque and uprooted a number of trees, Singjuri Union Parisad chairman said. All the 20 were injured due to tree falling or house collapse, the officer-in-charge of Ghior police station said.