Lightning strikes kill 65 people in four days in Bangladesh

Lightning strikes kill 65 people in four days in Bangladesh
By Sugam Pokharel and Tim Hume, CNN

(CNN)Sixty-five people have been killed by lightning strikes in Bangladesh in four days, as the country endures its annual severe storm season.

Most of the deaths occurred in rural parts of north and central Bangladesh, with the victims predominantly farmers and construction workers, Reaz Ahmed, director general of Bangladesh's Department of Disaster Management, told CNN on Monday.

The deadliest recent day was Thursday, when 34 people were killed, he said. Twenty-one died the following day, seven on Saturday and three on Sunday.

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-- CNN 2016-05-17