Eight killed in lightning strikes
Around eight people, including two children, died while three were injured in separate incidents of being struck by lightning in four districts yesterday.
Out of the eight, four died in Sunamganj, and two each in Sylhet and Mymensingh. Most of the victims were farmers who were struck while harvesting boro paddy on the field while one was feeding his cow.
In Sylhet, a lightning strike killed a father and his child while they were harvesting paddy at Kalaruka haor of Sylhet Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.
The dead are Shamsher Ali, 58, and his son Soyful Ahmed, 12, from Kalaruka Uttarpara village. Okil Uddin, officer-in-charge of Jalalabad Police Station, said, "A thunderbolt strike hit them while they were harvesting Boro paddy at the haor. Their body was recovered and handed over to their family."
In Sunamganj, the dead were identified as Shankar Sarkar, 26, from Shalla upazila, Shipon Miah , 32, from Jagannathpur upazila, Farid Miah, 35, from Dakkhin Sunamganj and Taposh Mia, 35, from Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj. They came to Sunamganj to harvest paddy in Derai upazila.
The men came to Sunamganj from Habiganj as contractual workers to harvest paddy, said KM Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Derai Police Station.
In Shalla upazila, Shankar died as thunderbolt hit him on a road near a local bazar, said Ashraful Islam, officer-in-charge of Shalla Police Station.
Shipon died as a lightning bolt hit him while he was harvesting Boro paddy with others at Naluar Haor, said Ikhtiar Uddin Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Jagannathpur Police Station.
Meanwhile, Farid died at Gazir Khal haor after a thunderbolt struck him while he was feeding cows there, said Harunur Rashid Chowdhury, officer-in-charge of Dakkhin Sunamganj
In Mymenshing, a man and a child were killed and three others were injured in two separate lightning strikes in Madan upazila of Netrakona yesterday morning.
The victims were identified as a farmer Yahia Mia, 25, from Gobindasree Rajanikanda village; and Rahat Mia, 10, son of Selim Mia from Barogunia village in Madan upazila.
Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Madan Police Station Md Ramizul Haque said Yahia was killed on the spot and two other farmers --Tipon, 27, and Islam Uddin 22, -- from the same village were injured when they were struck by lightning at Bichuyal haor around 10:30am. They were harvesting boro paddy, said the OC.
At the same time, Rahat was killed and his friend Durjoy, 11, was injured when they were stuck by lightning at Pichher haor in Madan upazila. The chilren went to the haor to take food for the workers, said the OC.
The injured -- Tipon, Islam Uddin and Durjoy -- were admitted to Madan Upazila Health Complex, he added.
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