A lightning strike at a wedding party in Bangladesh has killed 16 people
At least 16 people were killed and a bridegroom was injured when lightning struck a wedding party in the Bangladeshi city of Shabganj.
Several lightning bolts hit a Bangladesh wedding party within a few seconds Wednesday, killing 16 people and injuring the groom, officials saidhttps://t.co/RrXC7BdNVQ
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Experts say the rapid deforestation is leading to more lightning strikes.
Bangladesh has been battered by severe monsoon storms these days, with a week of heavy rains in the southeastern district of Cox's Bazar killing at least 20 people.
Hundreds of people are killed in lightning strikes in Bangladesh every year.
More than 200 people were killed by lightning in 2016, compared to 82 in a single day in May, according to official figures.