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3. Madaganj to Mirzapur Tornado (1996)

    On May 13, 1996 an estimated 700 people perished in Bangladesh when a massive single tornado reached land from the areas of Madargani to Mirzapur, which includes the districts of Madarganj, Gopalpur, Kallhati, Basail, Shakipur, and Mirzapur in Jamalpur and Tangail. The incident left 30,000 homes totally damaged.

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