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Vol. 5 Num 683 Mon. May 01, 2006  
   
Metropolitan


Tornado hits Patuakhali villages: 50 houses damaged


Over 50 houses, one school and a mosque, were damaged in two villages in Patuakhali as a powerful tornado hit the area yesterday afternoon.

The tornado hit at 3:50pm and lasted only two minutes over Balai Kathi village damaging over 30 houses. A jame-mosque of the village was also damaged.

At south Sehakathi village, 10 shops, five houses and a schoolhouse were damaged. A wooden boat also sank in Sehakathi River.

Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) SM Selim Reza visited the tornado-affected area.