Heavy rains in West Bengal, Mamata rushes back from London - 39 deaths reported

Heavy rains have crippled West Bengal and so far, 39 deaths have been reported – moreover, it has affected nearly seven lakh people leaving many homeless. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of those who died and has asked concerned officials to ensure prompt rescue, relief and restoration work.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 1 August 2015.

Most of the deaths were from lightning strike, wall collapse, electrocution, snake bite or drowning.
The Chief Minister had cut short her London visit and returned back to Kolkata because of the cyclone threat. She has asked the officials to ensure that release of water from different barrages due to heavy rains in the high catchment area is controlled and done with prior notice to local residents.
Preliminary assessment of Disaster Management department officials for loss to crops is of the order of one lakh hectare in areas of Howrah, Nadia, Birbhum, West Midnapore and Burdwan.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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