(4 Aug 2021)
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Chapainawabganj - 4 August 2021
1. Ambulance arriving at Chapainawabganj District Hospital carrying person injured by lightning
2. Injured person being pulled out of ambulance
3. Injured person being carried inside hospital
4. Doctor checking an injured man
5. Relatives gathered inside hospital
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mominul Haque, doctor at Chapainawabganj District Hospital:
"35 to 40 people were going to attend a marriage reception. I know that 17 of them died on spot being struck by lightning. I received five of those 17 dead bodies in my hospital. And 12 injured have been admitted for treatment."
7. Woman mourning over deceased relative
8. Woman mourning
9. Bodies of deceased
10. Relatives handling dead body into ambulance
STORYLINE:
Lightning killed at least 16 people who were traveling to a wedding party in western Bangladesh and injured several others, including the groom, an official said.
Local government official Sakib Al-Rabby said the bride was not with the group when the incident occurred Wednesday in Shibganj in Chapainawabganj district.
Al-Rabby said the group had just left their boat to take refuge because of the thunderstorm when they were struck.
The area is about 245 kilometers (150 miles) northwest of Dhaka.
The annual monsoon is currently under way in Bangladesh.
Each year more than 200 people, mostly farmers in their fields, are killed by lightning.
Experts say worsening air pollution and global warming are contributing to an increase in the frequency of lightning strikes in the country.
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