16 students and an assistant teacher were injured due to the loud sound and flash of lightning at Lamkupara Government Primary School in Ramgarh upazila of Khagrachari. The incident occurred on Monday at 3:50 PM when lightning struck a nearby tree outside the fourth-grade classroom.
Headmistress Nilufa Yasmin said that during classes, teacher Shahana Afroz and 16 students were affected by the lightning flash and panic spread among everyone. With the help of locals, they were taken to the Ramgarh Upazila Health Complex for treatment.
On-duty physician Dr. Antu Barua at the upazila health complex stated that some of them experienced temporary numbness in their bodies due to the shock and loud noise. As all teachers and students are out of danger, they returned home after receiving primary treatment.
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