Pakistan, April 27 -- At least fourteen people lost their lives in Bangladesh after powerful lightning strikes hit multiple regions during seasonal storms that swept across the country on Monday. Authorities confirmed that sudden thunderstorms brought heavy rain and intense electrical activity, which created dangerous conditions across several rural districts nationwide. Emergency officials reported that victims were struck mainly in open areas while working outdoors during rapidly changing weather conditions across affected regions. Rescue teams rushed to different locations as hospitals received injured individuals, some of whom remain in critical condition after the incident.

Most of the victims were farmers working in open fields and...