Department of Health of Bangladesh's Instructions to Avoid Lightning

There have been several recent lightning strikes in Bangladesh that have killed people. Among them, three people have been killed in a recent lightning strike in Dhaka.

In such a context, the Department of Health of Bangladesh on Sunday gave some instructions to avoid deaths or injuries due to lightning.

"Lightning is an accident that is extremely difficult to prevent. And if (lightning) happens, many people could die," Health Department spokesman Professor Mohammad Robed Amin said on Sunday.

He said, "It should be noted that the maximum incidence of lightning in Bangladesh is from April to May and the month of June is the highest incidence of lightning.

The following tasks have been prepared on the advice of Professor Amin:

* Thunderstorms usually last thirty to thirty-five minutes. Stay at home during this time. If you have to go out of the house in case of emergency, wear rubber shoes, it will protect you from thunderstorms.

* If you are in a paddy field or open field during a thunderstorm, you should sit down with the weight on your toes and fingers on your ears.

* If there is a risk of lightning, take shelter under a building or concrete tent as soon as possible. Do not go on the roof of the building or on the high ground.

* The child should be kept away from any kind of sports during lightning, should be kept indoors.

* If there are tall plants, electric poles, metal objects or mobile towers in the empty space, do not stay near it. It is dangerous to be under a tree during a thunderstorm.

* You should not go fishing in a boat without a tent during a thunderstorm. If you are in the sea or river, you have to stop fishing and take shelter under the boat tent.

* If someone is inside the car, the body cannot be connected to the metal part of the car.

According to the Meteorological Department, about 150 people die in Bangladesh every year due to lightning.

Most of the deaths occurred in the haor area. In addition to humans, a lot of cattle also die in lightning strikes.

Judging by the number of deaths, the government of Bangladesh has declared lightning as a national disaster.

Source: BBC Bangla