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Mayhem in March: Heat wave across India; 5 dead due to sunstroke
According to reports, five persons have died of sunstroke in Maharashtra on Thursday.
New Delhi, March 31: Imagine, we are yet to welcome April and the entire nation is in the grip of a heat wave. Temperature in several states like Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have touched above 40 degrees Celsius. According to reports, five persons have died of sunstroke in Maharashtra on Thursday.
The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday has issued warning of a heat wave in several parts of the country for the next 48 hours.
"Hot conditions, including heat waves, are likely to continue till Saturday (April 1), after which temperatures may drop by a degree or two," M Mohapatra, DGM of IMD's National Weather Forecasting Centre, said.
The IMD issued heat wave warnings for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, south Uttar Pradesh, south Haryana, Chandigarh and interior Odisha. On Tuesday, because of its high temperature, Bhira became the second hottest place in the world.
Maharashtra's Bhira town recorded a searing 46.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
As per the IMD, many districts in Maharashtra recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above in the last two days. "The Health Ministry has issued instructions to all the state-run hospitals to open centres for sunstroke patients. Government-run hospitals, primary health centres and district health officers have been categorically asked to sensitise people about heat therapy' and avoiding exposure to the scorching sun," said Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant.
In Maharashtra, Akola recorded 44.1 degrees Celsius and Wardha, Nagpur and Chandrapur have recorded 43 degrees on Thursday.
Several parts of India are witnessing record temperatures at the beginning of summer. Barmer in Rajasthan recorded a high of 43.4 degrees Celsius while Narnaul in Haryana sizzled at 42 degrees, nine degrees above normal. The temperature in Ludhiana in Punjab is seven degrees above normal.
In Uttar Pradesh, the maximum temperature crossed 40 degrees in Varanasi, Allahabad, Hamirpur and Agra. It is the hottest day of the year yet in Delhi, with the temperature six degrees above normal at 38.2 degrees Celsius.
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