File:Tornado in Brahmanbaria District, Bangladesh 2013 (4).jpg

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English: On March 22, 2013 a deadly tornado that took place in the Brahmanbaria District of Bangladesh. The tornado struck 20 villages with along an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), traveling at a speed of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph) killing 31 people and injured approximately 500. The worst damage occurred in the Bijoynagar and Akhaura, Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazilas of this district.Thousands of trees and utility poles were toppled and thousands of peoples were left homeless. The tornado disrupted both train and road communication, which interrupted rescue operations. Part of jail house of this district was collapsed, resulting in the death of one guard. Many crops, mostly consisting of rice, were damaged as well. Both Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader Khaleda Zia visited the impacted areas to meet the affected people and distribute relief.
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Author Syed Sajidul Islam
Camera location24° 01′ 18″ N, 91° 16′ 48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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The last deadly tornado to hit Bangladesh struck on March 22nd, 2013 in the district of Brahmanbaria.

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24°1'18.001"N, 91°16'48.000"E

24 March 2013

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