News Desk :
Lightning strike killed three children of a family and injured another one as they were collecting water lily in a ‘beel’ at Tongibari upazila in the district on Saturday.
The deceased are as Rabiul Hasan, 16, Lamim Hossain, 12 and Sanjida Akhter, 9, reports BSS.
Around 2.30pm, four children went to collect water lilies in the beel in Dhamaron union. The children got injured by lightning strike. They were rushed to Munshiganj Sadar Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared three of the injured dead. Surviving child is receiving treatment there.
Dighirpar Police Outpost in-charge Md Shah Alam confirmed it.
On Thursday, at least nine people were killed by a massive lightning strike in Sirajganj district. All the victims were working at a paddy field when the lightning strike hit them at around 3:30 pm.
The thunderbolt struck them abruptly, leaving five people dead on the spot and six others injured critically. Four of the injured died later in a hospital, according to local police.
Deaths due to lightning strikes are common in Bangladesh during this time of the year. However, the country has seen a surge in deaths due to lightning strike over recent years, and some of the country’s experts have blamed the situation directly on climate change. ?
