“It is possible to forecast the direction and possible location of lightning strikes within 30-45 minutes of a dangerous cloud's formation,” he said. “The Haor area has a higher incidence of lightning strikes and thunderstorms. We must take initiatives to raise public awareness of the danger in these areas.”Last year 81 people had been killed by lightning strikes in two days in May. About two hundred to three hundred people are killed each year by lightning strikes in Bangladesh. “Cumulonimbus clouds are dense, towering vertical clouds which not only cause lightning, but lightning bolts, hail, gales, storm winds and can even create tornadoes.

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2017 06:15 UTC