Heat wave

10 persons die of probable heatstroke in Rourkela, Odisha

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10 persons die of probable heatstroke in Rourkela, Odisha

ROURKELA/BHUBANESWAR: Ten people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha’s Rourkela city on Thursday, as temperatures soared across the eastern state, officials said. Dr. Sudharani Pradhan, the director-in-charge (DIC) of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), stated that the deaths occurred for six hours beginning at 2 p.m. “Eight persons perished by the time they arrived at the … Read more

Heat wave worsens in north, central India; 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi’s Mungeshpur confounds scientists.

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Heat wave worsens in north, central India; 52.9 degrees Celsius in Delhi's Mungeshpur confounds scientists.

NEW DELHI: A blistering heat wave continued to grip large sections of northern and central India on Wednesday, with the national capital’s highest temperature reaching a 79-year high. While Delhi’s primary weather station, Safdarjung observatory, recorded a maximum temperature of 46.8 degrees Celsius, weather officials in the city were perplexed when Mungeshpur reported 52.9 degrees, … Read more