Lightning strike kills 6 in Pabna

Six people were killed and three others injured in a lightning strike in the wetlands of Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.

The incident occurred in the Sonapati wetlands in Malanchi union, according to union parishad Chairman Kabir Hossain Babu.

He said the victims had taken shelter in a makeshift polythene structure during a storm when lightning struck it.

The victims had gone fishing in the beel, local residents and officials said.

“Six people were killed on the spot in the lightning strike. We rescued three injured people and sent them to hospital,” Kabir said.

Two of the deceased were identified as Abdullah, son of Shahabul, and Robbel, son of Ismail Molla. Both were residents of the Bhai Bhai Mor area.

The injured were rescued by local residents and authorities and taken to hospital for treatment.

Pabna Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tarikul Islam confirmed the incident.