World IN BRIEF : INDIA : Up to 125 Killed, 200 Injured by Tornado - Los Angeles Times
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World IN BRIEF : INDIA : Up to 125 Killed, 200 Injured by Tornado

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Up to 125 people were feared dead when a tornado whipped through five villages in eastern India, officials said. Rescue workers clawing through debris in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal state recovered 60 bodies after the rare tornado roared through at 120 m.p.h. Many of the 200 injured were in serious condition.

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