They were harvesting or carrying paddy during storms when they were struck by lightning bolts like previous days. The government said 70 people were killed after being hit by lightning in Bangladesh in last two months, with 33 of those happening on the last two days of April. Most lightning deaths occur in a warmer period from March to July in Bangladesh. Up to 300 people died in lightning strikes a year in Bangladesh due to thunderstorms, Sujit Kumar Debsharma, former director of the now-defunct SAARC Meteorological Research Centre in Dhaka, told bdnews24.com. It is not only creating the thunderheads, but also cause lightning strikes, heavy rains, rock storm, gusty wind and tornado.

Source: bd News24 May 09, 2018 22:41 UTC