Tropical storm inundates hundreds of villages, levels several thousand huts and knocks down electricity poles.
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A tropical storm lashed Bangladesh's coast, killing at least 15 people and injuring 200 more, rescue officials said Tuesday.
The storm, spawned by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, struck late Monday, inundating hundreds of villages, leveling several thousand huts and knocking down electricity poles, officials said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
At least 10 bodies were pulled from the rubble of collapsed houses in Biracial district, a hard-hit area 75 miles south of the capital, Dhaka, they said. Another five people drowned in neighboring Patuakhali district.
At least 200 villagers were injured and many were taken to hospitals, they said.
Dhaka's Ittefaq daily reported that the storm flooded parts of Bhola island, trapping about 10,000 people in their homes. It provided no further details.
The officials said rescue workers were trying to reach people with drinking water and food.
Bangladesh, a delta nation of 150 million people, is often buffeted by cyclones and floods. Cylone Sidr killed at least 3,500 people along the southern coast last year.
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