14 dead due to lightning in West Bengal, thunderstorm with lightning in many districts

On April 27, there was a lightning strike in five districts of West Bengal. 14 people died in this incident. Four people died due to lightning in East Bardhaman district of the state and two each in Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas.

According to West Bengal Police officials, three deaths each have been reported in West Midnapore and Howrah rural districts. According to officials, the victims were mostly farmers, who were electrocuted while working in agricultural fields. Several districts of South Bengal including Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Parganas, East Bardhaman and Murshidabad were lashed by lightning on Thursday evening.

Weather Forecast – Weather report of various states of the country

According to private weather forecasting agency Skymet Weather, light to moderate rain with scattered heavy rain is likely over parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada, parts of Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.

Light to moderate rain is likely over parts of Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rest of Northeast India, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and West Rajasthan may experience light rain. Light rain and thundershowers are likely over parts of West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Delhi.

During the last 24 hours, scattered light to moderate rain occurred over Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, South Kerala and South Tamil Nadu. There was snowfall in the higher areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Sikkim, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, parts of Telangana and Himachal Pradesh received light to moderate rain.

Why climate change in India?

According to Skymet Weather, there is a cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan and surrounding areas of Punjab. There is a cyclonic circulation over Vidarbha. A trough line extends from Vidarbha across North Interior Karnataka to South Interior Karnataka. Cyclonic circulation forms over southwest Rajasthan and surrounding areas.