In two days, 56 people died of lightning Struck in Bangladesh

In two days, 56 people died of lightning Struck in Bangladesh

Lightning killed dozens of people in Bangladesh.

BANGLADES, Post Compass - Thunderstorms in Bangladesh has caused panic after 56 people were killed in two days struck, as reported Ibtimes, Saturday (5/14/2016).

The experts believe, the high deforestation or forest bare and temperatures cause an increase in lightning strikes.

The victims included two students who are playing football in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, and a teenager who was collecting mangoes.

The majority of those killed were farmers who were working in the rice fields. Dozens of others were wounded in the last two days, until Friday (5/13/2016).

Bangladesh are being hit by the heat wave for another two this week with lightning storms have also struck the 14th district in the country since Tuesday (5/10/2015).

Around 90 people have been killed by lightning since March this year. The number was clearly increased sharply compared to the lightning deaths by 2015 entirely 51 people.

Deaths caused by lightning strikes usually occur in the pre-season monsoon, between March and may.

The police region of Pabna, Abul Hossain, said the number of people killed in a short time "has caused many people to panic."

Mohammad Riaz Ahmed, head of the disaster management Ministry of Bangladesh, say, authorities are worried by the high cases of lightning deaths this year.

"We will make all efforts, consulting scientists, and other disaster management experts so that Lightning does not become a big threat in Bangladesh," he said.

The anticipation must be done against the possibility of a thunderstorm that larger end of May.

"As we have noted, the frequency of Lightning has been increasing gradually since 1981, because of the variability of climate and rising temperatures," said M Abdul Mannan, officials of the Meteorological Department in Dhaka.

"The temperature in the country was marked by a significant increase this year, which seems to be the cause behind the increase in the incidence of lightning," said Mannan again.

According to Mannan, the number of trees is also believed to have triggered an increase in the frequency of lightning strikes.

"Palm trees and other tall trees usually ward off lightning. However, these trees became scarce in the countryside, "he said, so that citizens who are out in the open at risk be struck by lightning.

If the number of deaths from lightning rise, Bangladesh could enter in a natural disaster emergency.

Meteorologist Sujit Kumar Deb Sharma, reported Times of India, mentions, lightning killed an average of up to 300 people a year in Bangladesh. Not all incidents are reported to the media.