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Lightning strike kills 8 in Sunamganj, Maulvibazar

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This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a thunderstorm complex which was found to contain the longest single flash that covered a horizontal distance on record, at around 768 kilometers (477 miles) across parts of the southern United States on April 29, 2020. Two stormy parts of the Americas set records for longest lightning flashes back in 2020, the World Meteorological Organization said Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. Photo :UNB/ AP
World+Biz

Longest lightning bolt record: 477 miles over 3 US states