126 people killed by lightning in May-June: report
At least 126 people were killed by lightning strikes across Bangladesh in May and June this year, according to data compiled by a non-government organisation.
“Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum” said it gathered the data from at least 10 local and national newspapers, some online portals and television channels.
The victims include 21 women, seven children and 98 men, the organisation said in a media statement yesterday.
Most of them were killed while fishing or bringing cattle back home from the field. Some of the victims died while sleeping in houses made of corrugated tin-sheets, and standing under trees.
Fifty-three people were also injured by lightning strikes during this period.
The organisation highlighted climate change, decreasing the number of tall trees, installation of mobile phone towers, and global warming as reasons for the increase in lightning strikes.
It said rising temperature will also lead to a higher number of lightning incidents.
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