(MENAFN) Nearly 13 individuals lost their lives due to lightning strikes across several regions of Bangladesh on Sunday, as reported by media outlets.

The incidents highlight a troubling rise in fatalities resulting from this recurring natural hazard.

The lightning strikes proved particularly deadly in the eastern district of Brahmanbaria and central Kishoreganj, where nine people, including a child and several farmers, were killed.

Additionally, one fatality was reported in each of the following districts: Chapaiwabganj, Naogaon, Sherpur, and Habiganj, according to the media.

Moreover, at least four other people sustained injuries during these incidents.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) had previously warned of potential thunderstorms on Sunday evening, citing the presence of intense heat waves affecting multiple areas, including the capital city, Dhaka.

This is not the first instance of such devastation.

On April 28, lightning strikes resulted in the deaths of at least 17 individuals across seven districts, prompting renewed calls for heightened public awareness to help prevent further loss of life.

A civic group named Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum, which focuses on educating the public about storm-related hazards, issued a statement expressing alarm over the increasing number of deaths.

Kabirul Bashar, the organization’s president and a faculty member at Jahangirnagar University, pointed out that over 70 percent of the people who die from lightning strikes are involved in agricultural work, emphasizing the vulnerability of those working in open fields during stormy weather.

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