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THUNDERBOLT-CASUALTY-COX’S BAZAR
Three killed in Cox’s Bazar thunderbolt
COX’S BAZAR, April 4, 2020 (BSS) – Three salt farmers were killed in thunderbolt triggered by hour-long nor’wester at Maheshkhali upazila in the district this afternoon.
They were Manik, 17, and Mostafizur Rahman, 35, of Hoanak union and Md Farukh, 25, of Baro Maheshkhali union.
Maheshkhali Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Jamirul Islam told BSS that the three died in the thunderbolt as they were working at salt fields.
He said the nor’wester began at 3pm that carried out havoc for one-hour damaging kutcha (built with teen and clay) houses, uprooting trees, betel leaf farmhouse in different areas in the district.
Deputy Commissioner Md Kamal Hossain said UNO has been asked to assess the losses caused by the nor’wester.
BSS/Corr/MKD/MRU/1922hrs