The victims took shelter in a makeshift hut as rain intensified, when lightning struck, killing six on the spot and critically injuring two others.
Representational image. Photo: Collected
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Representational image. Photo: Collected
Six people were killed and two others seriously injured after lightning struck a makeshift shelter where they had taken refuge while fishing in a wetland in Pabna Sadar upazila this afternoon (30 October).
The incident occurred around 5pm in the Sonapatil Beel area of Malanchi Union.
According to local residents, the victims and the injured had gone fishing in the wetland in the afternoon. When rain suddenly started, they hurried to return home but took shelter in a makeshift elevated hut in the wetland as the rain intensified.
Lightning struck the hut, killing six people on the spot and seriously injuring the other two.
The injured were rescued and taken to a local hospital. Efforts were underway to recover the bodies of the deceased and take them to the police station.
Their identities could not be confirmed immediately.
Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station Tarikul Islam said the incident occurred in a remote area and police had been sent to the spot.
The recovery of the bodies was underway, he added.
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