Seven die in Bangladesh storms

Seven die in Bangladesh storms

Tropical storms struck parts of Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing at least seven people.

Three people were killed when a wall collapsed on top of them in a poor district of the capital Dhaka.

Four others drowned when their boat sank in a river in the south-western Khulna district.

Winds of over 100 kilometres-an-hour knocked out electricity supplies to some parts of the capital - electrical short-circuits caused fires in several buildings.

The storm also uprooted dozens of trees on the roads into Dhaka, disrupting traffic in and out of the city.

Sudden, violent storms, locally known as Kalboushakhi, are common at this time of year in Bangladesh.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service