Lightning in Bangladesh kills 42

May 13, 2016 20:17

At least 42 people, including women and children, were killed in Bangladesh within the last 24 hours after being struck by lightning during thundershowers, officials said on Friday.

Meteorological office said the downpour brought with it thundershowers in 14 districts including Dhaka.

Nine people were killed in five districts on Friday as rain has been lashing several parts of the country after a spell of heat waves. Thirty-three people, including children and women, were killed on Thursday in 12 different districts.

The lightning that accompanied the seasonal nor'wester storms claimed the highest eight lives in northwestern Pabna, five each in neighbouring Sirajganj and Rajshahi districts.

The police said Dhaka, Chittagong, Joypurhat and Naogaon saw two deaths each while one person died after being struck by bolt in Sunamganj on Friday.

In Dhaka, sudden thunderbolts killed two engineering students when they were playing football in the rain.

Four persons died in Kishoreganj and Brahmanbarhia each, reports said. Eleven more deaths were reported from other parts of the country.

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