Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Four Killed in Lightning Strikes in West Midnapore, West Bengal
On a stormy day in a part of India called West Bengal, lightning struck in several places.
Lightning is a giant electric spark that comes from storm clouds, and it is very dangerous.
Four people who were outside during the storm were hit by lightning and sadly died.
Three other women were hurt by the lightning as well.
Some of the people were working in a farm field when the storm arrived.
This happened in an area called West Midnapore district.
Police shared the news about what happened.
Weather experts said more big storms were coming to the same areas over the next few days.
They predicted heavy rain in many districts of south and north Bengal.
The storms were linked to a monsoon weather pattern and a cyclonic circulation in the region.
Four people, including three women, were killed by lightning strikes in West Midnapore district, West Bengal, on Wednesday.
The victims were Tapas Sabra (59), Sumitra Khamrui (50), Kajal Naik (65), and Malati Patra (47).
Three more women were injured in Radhamohanpur, where five people were working on farmland in the middle of the thunderstorm.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain hit several south Bengal districts, including West Burdwan, East Burdwan, Hooghly and Birbhum.
More heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast across south and north Bengal in the coming days, with improvement expected from Sunday.
- Who
- Four people in West Midnapore district, including Tapas Sabra (59), Sumitra Khamrui (50), Kajal Naik (65), and Malati Patra (47), were killed; three other women were injured.
- What
- Four people were killed and three women injured after lightning strikes during severe thunderstorms.
- When
- On Wednesday, with more thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast over the following days.
- Where
- West Midnapore district, West Bengal, with heavy rain also across south Bengal districts such as Hooghly, Howrah, Bankura and Birbhum, and north Bengal districts including Alipurduar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri.
- Why
- Lightning struck while people were working on farmland during thunderstorms; weather systems including a monsoon trough over north Bengal and a cyclonic circulation near north Bengal and Bangladesh drove the storms.
- Deaths
- 4 (including 3 women)
- Injured
- 3 women
- District
- West Midnapore, West Bengal
- Day of Incident
- Wednesday
- Victims
- Tapas Sabra (59), Sumitra Khamrui (50), Kajal Naik (65), Malati Patra (47)
- Fatal Locations
- Thegamara, Bargai, and Radhamohanpur
- Weather Systems
- Monsoon trough over north Bengal; cyclonic circulation near north Bengal and Bangladesh