Thunderbolt kills 3 of a family among 4

Four people, including three members of a family, were killed by lightning strikes in Kaliganj and Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira on Friday, reports UNB.

In Kaliganj upazila, three members of a family were killed when a thunderbolt struck at Garaimahal village around 10:00am, said Rajib Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station.

The deceased are Alamin Hossain, 22 and Rabiul Islam, 20 and Alamin’s wife Sabina Khatun, 18.

In another incident, Jewel Sardar, 25, of Madra village in Ashashuni upazila ,was killed by lightning while returning home from a fish enclosure in the morning, said Abdus Salam, officer-in-charge of Ashashuni Police Station.