10 killed as nor'wester lashes several districts
Abdur Rahim High School in Kabirhat upazila of Noakhali district collapses during yesterday's violent storm, leaving at least 20 students injured, inset, a big tree uprooted by the twister in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur.Photo: STAR
Nor'wester lashed Satkhira, Bagerhat, Khulna, Noakhali, Jessore and Madaripur districts yesterday, leaving ten people dead and at least 35 others injured. In Satkhira, six people were killed and 12 others injured by lightning and in wall collapse during the storm that hit four upazilas of the district in the morning, reports our correspondent. The dead are Jabbar Morol, 54, of Chomorkhali village in Tala upazila, Ranjida Khatun, 28, of Beula village in Assassuni upazila, Nazmul, 24, of Chilerdanga village, Thakur Dasi, 30, wife of Tara Pada Das of Nazirer Gher village and Farida Begum, wife of Wadud Munshi of Debhata upazila, and Abdul Hannan, 22, son of Zamal Uddin of Debnagar village in Sadar upazila. Police quoted locals as saying that lightning killed Nazmul and Thakur Dasi and injured 12 others while they were repairing a damaged embankment at Nazirer Gher village in Debhata upazila at around 8:30am. Jabbar, Ranjida and Hannan were struck by lightning and killed on the spot while they were working in their paddy fields. Housewife Farida Begum died in a wall collapse at their house during the storm at Norar Chak village in Debhata upazila. Our Bagerhat correspondent reported that two people died as a violent storm accompanied by heavy rain lashed Sadar and Fakirhat upazilas in the morning. The dead are Kalam Howlader, 52, son of late Hamej Uddin of Sadar upazila, and Md Selim Talukder, 28, son of Amjad Talukder of Fakirhat upazila. Kalam was seriously injured when a wall collapsed on him. He died on the way to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital at around 10:00am. Selim was struck by lightning while he was working in front of their house. He died instantly. In Jessore, a youth was killed by lighting during yesterday's storm at Bosotpur village under Sarsa upazila, says our correspondent. The deceased was identified as Sumon Ali, 23, son of Aijuddin Ali. Locals said he was struck by lightning on a paddy field and died on the spot. Lightning killed Nasimul Ghani Ramzan, 20, a student of Khulna Navy School & College, and injured Farzana, a second year student of Baira Women`s College in the compound of Subodh Chandra Hostel of Govt BL College in the city`s Daulatpur area at 9:00am, reports UNB. Our correspondent from Noakhali adds: One person was killed and at least 20 students of a secondary school were injured during a storm that lashed Kabirhat and Companiganj upazilas at noon. The storm damaged a school, over 100 tin-roofed and thatched houses and uprooted trees. The dead was identified as Mohammad Boli, 30, of Sondalpur village in Kabirhat upazila. He died as a roadside tree collapsed on him during the storm. At least 20 students of Abdur Rahim High School at Company Haat in the upazila sustained injuries as the institution collapsed during the storm. The injured students are undergoing treatment at the upazila heath complex. In Madaripur, nor'wester damaged two schools and at least 40 thatched houses in two unions under Shibchar upazila of the district yesterday, according to our correspondent. At least three people, including a student of Hazera Khatun High School, were injured and many trees and electric poles were uprooted during the storm that hit the upazila at noon.
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