Stay safe from lightning strikes
According to a recent newspaper report, as many as 112 people were killed in the last 10 days from lightning strikes. It seems lightning strikes have become deadlier than ever before in our country, especially as we continue to destroy the environment and most of our forests.
Had we preserved out forests and tall trees, they would have absorbed many of the strikes and many of those who had lost their lives could have been saved.
The government has decided to plant plum trees across the haor regions where lightning strikes are more common than in other places. But besides that, the government should also launch awareness campaigns to warn people to remain cautious during thunderstorms.
Sumon Kumar Paul, By e-mail
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