16 Killed by Lightning on Way to Wedding Party in Bangladesh

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
The Associated Press
Updated:

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.