Amid severe heatwave conditions in West Bengal, a startling incident occurred in Kolkata as Doordarshan anchor Lopamudra Sinha fainted while delivering news live on television. She took to Facebook to share her experience, detailing the events leading up to the incident. Sinha described how her blood pressure plummeted during the program, causing her to collapse.
She said that she was feeling unwell before the show, however, she attempted to carry on thinking a glass of water would make her feel relieved. However, being unable to hydrate regularly due to absence of opportunities to do so during the live broadcast, she was unable to drink water until minutes later.
Ever since the incident came to the fore, people expressed concern and support for her and wished for her speedy recovery.
The incident comes as several parts of the state are currently witnessing severe heatwave temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius.