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As of 3 June, there were 219 deaths from the heat wave, [5] and 25,000 others suffered from heatstroke. [6] The dead included 33 workers who stationed on election duty when India was conducting the seventh and last phase of its general election. [7] There were 147 reported deaths in the state of Odisha, and 12 more in Rajasthan. [5]
The eastern state of Odisha was the hardest hit and reported 45 deaths in a single day. Heatwave days across India have increased by 125 per cent in May, a record jump compared to normal ...
This is a list of serious heat waves in India. ... Deaths Ref 1956: 50.6 °C (123.1 °F) [1] 1995: June: 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) >350 [2] 1998: May–June: 49.5 °C (121 ...
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Months of scorching temperatures sometimes over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in parts of India this year — its worst heat wave in over a decade — left hundreds ...
In May 2015, India was struck by a severe heat wave. [2] As of 3 June 2015, it caused the deaths of at least 2,500 people [1] in multiple regions. [3] [4] The heat wave occurred during the Indian dry season, which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May. [5]
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -At least 24 people died of suspected heatstroke in India's eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, and the heatwave in the region is expected to continue ...
The heat wave has caused multiple deaths and cases of illness. As of 31 May 2019, 8 deaths and 456 cases of illness due to heat were reported in Maharashtra, at least 17 deaths in Telangana, and 3 deaths and 433 cases of heat stroke in Andhra Pradesh. [19]
The worry, they say, is that undercounting the deaths means the heat wave problem isn't as prioritized as it should be, and officials are missing out on ways to prepare their residents for the scorching temperatures. All of India’s warmest years on record have been in the last decade.