Lightning kills 12 in 5 districts

Twelve people were died in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Chittagong, Brahmanbaria, Barisal, Rajbari and Laxmipur districts on Wednesday night and Thursday.

Four people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lighting strikes in Nasirnagar and Bijoynagar upazilas of Brahmanbaira district on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The deceased are Manju Mia, 55, Shahid Mia, 32, Jinu Mia, 30 of Balikhola village in Nasirnagar and Abdul Hannan, 32, hailing from Khatinga village in Bijoynagar upazila.

In Nasirnagar upazila, a thunderbolt hit five fishermen while fishing in Balikhola haor at around 11:00am on Thursday, leaving them injured.

The injured were taken to Nasirnagar Upazila Health Complex where doctor declared three of them dead.

In Bijoynagar upazila, Abdul Hannan was died as a thunderbolt struck him on Wednesday night, confirmed a member of Paharpur Union Parishad.

In Chittagong, two people were killed and five others injured in a lightning strike in Muhuri project area of Mirsarai upazila early Thursday.

The deceased are Mohammad Alamgir, 36, son of Mostafa of Sahebdinagar village, and Mohammad Nurnabi, 39, son of Abdullah of Banshkhali village in the upazila.

Md Mofiz Uddin, chairman of Osmanpur union parishad, said a thunderbolt struck a group of people while catching fish in an enclosure owned by one Mosharaf Hossain in the area around 3am, leaving Alamgir and Nurnabi dead on the spot and five others injured.

In Barisal, Three people, including two siblings, were killed and two others injured in a lightning strike at Char Dakatia area of Muladi upazila on Thursday afternoon.

The deceased are Mosharaf Mollah, 45, and Kabir Mollah, 43, sons of a Jabbar Molla, and Ishaq Molla, 46 son of Bhasai Molla.

In Rajbari, Gedai Joardar, 32, a resident of Kosbamajail village in Pangsha upazila was killed as a thunderbolt hit him while returning home after taking a bath at a river.

In Laxmipur, two people - M Nur Mohammad, 40, and Mahin Uddin, 25, residents of Char Jangalia and Char Falkan villages respectively in Kamalnagar upazila - died on the spot after a thunderbolt struck them at Char Jangalia village in the afternoon.

Source: Prothom Alo