6 Die As Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms Lash Southern Districts Of…

Six people died in thunderstorms in south Bengal on Monday, as heavy rain drenched Kolkata and other districts in the region, parched under the scorching sun for several days, officials said.A Disaster Management Department official said six people, including a married couple, died in different districts of south Bengal, including in Nadia, Purulia and Purba Bardhaman district.Suburban train services on the Sealdah-Canning line of Eastern Railway’s Sealdah division were affected for over an hour, as plantain leaves fell on an overhead electric traction wire during a thunderstorm, an official said.Train services were affected from 8 pm to 9.15 pm, he said.A few Kolkata-bound flights from other destinations had to be diverted due to bad weather, Airports Authority of India (AAI) sources said Inclement weather forced three incoming flights to Kolkata – two from Delhi and one from Bagdogra – to be diverted to other airports, they said.