<p> The death toll from a tornado that swept through some 25 villages in eastern Bangladesh, rose to 23 with rescuers finding three more bodies in debris, a day after the deadly storm which also left nearly 500 people injured.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The storm which hit the area on Friday, left a trail of destruction in 20 villages of Brahmanbaria sadar, Bijoynagar and Akhaura upazilas.<br /><br />“Three more bodies were recovered on Saturday. One of them was Yasmin, who is the mother of two young boys and was found inside the tank of a sanitary latrine,” a local journalist said over the phone.<br /><br />Television footage showed villagers under an open sky around their flattened homes awaiting relief as the storm that lasted for some 15 minutes wreaked havoc in the area. <br /><br />Survivors said the storm blew away many people off the ground and several of the dead were found yards from their houses or where they were when the disaster struck.<br /><br />Rail travel between the capital and three districts — Chittagong, Sylhet and Noakhali — was suspended, as tracks were blocked by trees uprooted by the tornado. Officials said the tornado led to partial collapse of the Brahmanbaria jail among other damaged buildings, killing a prison guard but all inmates were secure in the facility and officials were safe.<br /></p>
<p> The death toll from a tornado that swept through some 25 villages in eastern Bangladesh, rose to 23 with rescuers finding three more bodies in debris, a day after the deadly storm which also left nearly 500 people injured.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The storm which hit the area on Friday, left a trail of destruction in 20 villages of Brahmanbaria sadar, Bijoynagar and Akhaura upazilas.<br /><br />“Three more bodies were recovered on Saturday. One of them was Yasmin, who is the mother of two young boys and was found inside the tank of a sanitary latrine,” a local journalist said over the phone.<br /><br />Television footage showed villagers under an open sky around their flattened homes awaiting relief as the storm that lasted for some 15 minutes wreaked havoc in the area. <br /><br />Survivors said the storm blew away many people off the ground and several of the dead were found yards from their houses or where they were when the disaster struck.<br /><br />Rail travel between the capital and three districts — Chittagong, Sylhet and Noakhali — was suspended, as tracks were blocked by trees uprooted by the tornado. Officials said the tornado led to partial collapse of the Brahmanbaria jail among other damaged buildings, killing a prison guard but all inmates were secure in the facility and officials were safe.<br /></p>