Lightning strikes kill four in Dhaka amid rain United News of Bangladesh (UNB)
Bangladesh, June 5 Four people, including three children, were killed by lightning strikes in Malibagh Chowdhurypara and Adabar areas in the capital during rains on Thursday.
The victims were identified as Sabina Pakhi, 10, Shoma alias Jhoma, 12, Abdul Hoque, 65, and Alu, 14.
Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon Division) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Md Shahidullah told UNB that thunderbolts struck them between 2:00pm and 2:30 pm.
Of them, two children and a sexagenarian man were killed near Malibagh Abul Hotel under Hatirjheel police station while another girl, aged around 14, died in Adabar area, he said.
Two children and a 65-year-old man were killed after they were electrocuted by a live wire that fell from an electric pole because of a lightning strike in the capital's Malibagh Chowdhury Para. Sabina Pakhi, 10, daughter of Mohsin Ali, and Jhuma, 14, daughter of Jabed Ali, were playing in the rain by the street, and Abul Hossain, a security guard, was near them when the live
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