A severe nor'wester has left at least 30 people dead, hundreds injured and a swathe of destruction in a number of Bangladesh districts, an official said on Sunday.
North western Bogra district, 197 km from capital Dhaka, accounted for the highest number of 17 deaths in the storm that lashed the area on Saturday night, Xinhua reported.
"At least 17 people were killed and 85 others injured when the storm devastated parts of Bogra on Saturday night for half an hour," Md Shafiqur Rahman, the district's administration chief, told Xinhua on Sunday.
He said most victims died when their houses collapsed, while some were electrocuted by electrical wires from fallen poles.
At least 13 more deaths were reported from other districts, including Naogaon, Natore and Pabna.
Hundreds of people have reportedly been injured in the affected districts due to the nor'wester -- a local thunderstorm which occurs in India and Bangladesh, with increasing frequency, from March till monsoon establishes over north-east India. During this time, the affected areas suffer violent thunderstorms which can cause considerable damage to life and property.
