Heat wave continues in country, over 500 dead since April
29 May 2013 12:58 AM GMT
Heat wave conditions, which have seen over 500 people losing their lives since April due to heatstroke, continued across India Tuesday, an official said.
According to the Department of Disaster Management, 524 people have died of sunstroke since 1 April across the country. However, unofficial sources have put the toll at over 600 during last four days itself.
Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in the desert state of Rajasthan with the mercury Tuesday hovering between 40 to 45 degrees celsius.
Churu at 45.2 degrees Celsius was the hottest in the state and Sri Ganganagar was also close at 44.4 degrees. State capital Jaipur was scorching at 41.9 degrees and the minimum temperature was at 32.4 degrees , almost five degrees above normal. Bikaner was also hot at 41.9 degrees.
The heat wave continued to roast UP Tuesday with the mercury soaring to 45 degrees in some parts of the state. Most people stayed indoors as humidity and long hours of power outages and cuts added to people's woes. Etawah remained the hottest place in UP at 46.2 degrees, four degrees above the normal temperature for this time of the season. Banda recorded 45.2 degrees, Hamirpur 45.2 degrees, Agra 43.3 degrees, and Allahabad 45.5 degrees, making these the hottest cities in the state.
The temperature in Lucknow hovered around 44 degrees, a meteorological department official said. There was no likelihood of any respite from the heat nor any chances of rain in Uttar Pradesh, the official added.
Rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh provided much-needed relief to people from the intense heat that has kept the southern plateau sizzling for weeks and claimed over 500 lives across the country.
Several parts of Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra and some parts of East Godavari, West Godavari, Guntur and other districts of south coastal Andhra received rains Tuesday.
According to the Department of Disaster Management, 524 people have died of sunstroke since 1 April across the country. However, unofficial sources have put the toll at over 600 during last four days itself.
Heat wave conditions continued to prevail in the desert state of Rajasthan with the mercury Tuesday hovering between 40 to 45 degrees celsius.
Churu at 45.2 degrees Celsius was the hottest in the state and Sri Ganganagar was also close at 44.4 degrees. State capital Jaipur was scorching at 41.9 degrees and the minimum temperature was at 32.4 degrees , almost five degrees above normal. Bikaner was also hot at 41.9 degrees.
The heat wave continued to roast UP Tuesday with the mercury soaring to 45 degrees in some parts of the state. Most people stayed indoors as humidity and long hours of power outages and cuts added to people's woes. Etawah remained the hottest place in UP at 46.2 degrees, four degrees above the normal temperature for this time of the season. Banda recorded 45.2 degrees, Hamirpur 45.2 degrees, Agra 43.3 degrees, and Allahabad 45.5 degrees, making these the hottest cities in the state.
The temperature in Lucknow hovered around 44 degrees, a meteorological department official said. There was no likelihood of any respite from the heat nor any chances of rain in Uttar Pradesh, the official added.
Rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh provided much-needed relief to people from the intense heat that has kept the southern plateau sizzling for weeks and claimed over 500 lives across the country.
Several parts of Srikakulam district in north coastal Andhra and some parts of East Godavari, West Godavari, Guntur and other districts of south coastal Andhra received rains Tuesday.
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