Bangladesh

Almost 60 people in Bangladesh, of Lightning killed

In Bangladesh, have been killed within a few days, nearly 60 people from Lightning. In the case of most of the Victims are farmers working on their fields, as the Storm raised.

Civil protection Director Reaz Ahmed showed appalled by the high number of victims. It have never been so many Dead in Bangladesh due to lightning. Alone on Thursday, 34 people were killed in the following days, there were country-wide again 25 Dead.

In the South Asian country, it comes before the beginning of the monsoon every year to storms, severe Tropical. Since 2011, were slain in the process per season, approximately 200 people, of Lightning; but never as many individual days.

More and more victims due to lightning

The meteorologist Shah Alam in the clearing of a reason for the increase in the number of victims. Previously, large trees and palms as a lightning rod would have to act. Moreover, farmers and agricultural workers contribute more and more metallic objects – such as mobile phones – and would become a target of the lightning. In addition, nowadays, more and more people would be working during the storm and not wait until you were over drawn.

RF/wl (afpd, dpa)