Lightning strikes kill 10 in 5 dists
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Ten people were killed and two others injured in lightning strikes in Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Gaibandha and Bagerhat districts on Friday evening and Saturday morning, reports UNB.
In Sunamganj, two farmers -- Haridas, 45, of Mahtabpur village and Abdul Kader, 18, son of Ramjan Ali of Muradnagar village -- died on the spot as a thunderbolt struck them in the morning while they were harvesting paddy in Kaliakota Haor under Dirai upazila on Saturday morning.
In another incident, Rasheda Begum, 40, was killed after having hit by a streak of thunderbolt while she was working on the courtyard of her house in Konarsora village under Tahirpur upazila, said Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of Tahirpur Police Station.
In Jamalpur, three farmers were killed in lightning strikes in different villages of Dewanganj upazila in the morning.
Officer-in-charge of Dewanganj Police Station Aslam Hossain said the three farmers -- Fulu Miah, 45, of Rampura village, Masud, 20, of Nalkarchar village, and Rubel Hossain, 16, son of Abdul Mazid of Char
Hatibhanga village -- died on the spot as thunderbolts struck them around 10am while they were working in the fields in their respective villages.
In Sherpur, Mariam Khatun, 13, a class VII student of Sameshchura High School and daughter of Nur Hossain of the village, was killed in lightning strike in Sameshchura village under Nalitabari upazila around 7:00 am, officer-in-charge of Nalitabari Police Station AKM Aminul Haque said.
Meanwhile, Bilkis Begum, 32, wife of Habu Hossain, died on the spot when a thunderbolt struck her in Pagoljani village in the same upazila at the same time.
In Bagerhat, farmer Chejlin Mollik, 40, son of Idris Mollik of Aruabarni village in Chitalmari upazila, was killed and another man, Piklu Gazi, suffered injuries in a lightning strike during a storm while they were harvesting paddy on Friday evening.
In Gaibandha, Narayan Chandra and his wife Kamali Rani sustained injuries in a lightning strike in Kuthipara area of the district town while they were cooking at about 9:00 am.