Lightning kills 5 in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Five people were killed after being struck by lightning in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts this noon.

The victims were Nahid Ahmed, 17, of Agfoud village, Abdul Mannan, 45, of
Vitrikhel Borband village under Jaintapur upazila, Nuruddin, 60, of Doloimati
of Kanaighat Pourasabha and Kala Miah, 28, of Kanaighat upazila of the
district and Deen Islam, 65, of Sirajpur Charpara village under Bishwambhar
Pur upazila of Sunamganj district.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jaintapur Police Station Tajul Islam said
thunderbolt hit Nahid and Mannan while they were working in their field
around 1 pm.

Later, they were rushed to Jaintapur Upazila Health Complex by locals where
duty doctors declared them dead.

Meanwhile, OC of Kanaighat Police Station Jahangir Alam Sarder said Nuruddin
went fishing near a wetland with others and was struck by lightning and
Kala Miah injured by lightning while he was working in paddy field this
afternoon.

Both were taken to the Kanaighat Upazila Health Complex where on-duty doctors
declared them dead.

In Sunamganj, farmer Deen Islam died after being hit by a
thunderbolt as he was working in his crop field at noon, said Md Kawser Alam,
OC of Bishwambhar Pur Police Station. (BSS)