United News of Bangladesh . Khulna
A fisherman was killed, scores injured, 400 houses were razed and innumerable trees uprooted as tornado lashed Chalna municipality and nine unions in Dakop upazila Thursday evening.
The deceased, Shahjahan Gazi, 35, son of Abdul Hamid Gazi, was instantly killed by thunderbolt when he was fishing in River Bhadra near their house at Keworatali village in the upazila.
The most affected unions were Kamarkhola and Sutarkhali where a dozen people were injured as nor‘wester swept over different villages of the two cyclone Aila-hit unions.
Crops in vast tracts of land were damaged and many power poles were uprooted.
Besides, Loudore, Banishanta, Koilashganj, Tildanga, Bajua and Dakop sadar union and WAPDA area and Chalna town were heavily damaged.
Scores of villagers were injured as storm razed 400 dwelling houses to the ground
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