16 Killed by Lightning on Way to Wedding Party in Bangladesh

People gather around bodies of victims after lightning killed more than a dozen people in Shibganj in Chapainawabganj district, about 150 miles northwest of Dhaka, Bangladesh on Aug.4, 2021. Md Jahangir Alom/AP Photo

DHAKA—Lightning killed at least 16 people who were traveling to a wedding party in western Bangladesh and injured several others, including the groom, an official said.

Local government official Sakib Al-Rabby said the bride was not with the group when the incident occurred on Wednesday in Shibganj in Chapainawabganj district.