At least 20 individuals had been killed in three districts of South Bengal as a consequence of lightning on Monday, the state catastrophe administration officer stated.
Nine individuals every died in Murshidabad and Hooghly districts and two in Purva Medinipur district, the official stated.
He stated three extra individuals had been injured in Murshidabad district as a consequence of lightning and had been admitted to Jangipur Hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and authorized an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh every for the following of kin of these killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
In a tweet, Modi stated, ‘My condolences to all those that misplaced their family members as a consequence of lightning in some elements of West Bengal. Let the injured get better on the earliest.”
The Prime Minister’s Office in a tweet stated, “PM @narendramodi has authorized an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh every from PMNRF for the following of kin of those that misplaced their lives as a consequence of lightning in several elements of West Bengal. Rupee. 50,000 will likely be given to the injured.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah additionally condoled the deaths as a consequence of lightning and prayed for quick restoration of the injured.
The Meteorological Department stated that a number of districts of South Bengal skilled thunderstorms and powerful winds within the night.
Thunderstorms occurred in East Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah, Murshidabad, Purulia, Bankura and Nadia as many locations in these districts obtained pre-monsoon rains.
The Met Office stated Kolkata, which recorded a most of 37.7 levels Celsius throughout the day, obtained 12 mm of rain within the night.
It stated a thunderstorm with a most velocity of 59 kmph raged over the Alipore observatory within the metropolis at 4.25 pm from a northwest path and lasted for 2 minutes.
The Met Office has predicted cloudy sky with rain or thundershowers in Kolkata and adjoining areas on Tuesday.
With the onset of monsoon over North Bengal, heavy to very heavy rains are very seemingly over the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling and Alipurduar, and Cooch Behar, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri until Wednesday morning.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
