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India battles heat wave; 409 fatalities (2010)

Ronan Kelly

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Delhi battles heat wave; max at ten-year high

STAFF WRITER 18:0 HRS IST
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) It was the beginning of a sizzling weekend for the capital today as the mercury soared to 43.7 degree Celsius [111 deg. F], a ten-year high for the month of April.

The maximum was eight degrees above normal level for this time of the year and also the highest in this season. The low also recorded a high for the month at 26.5 degree Celsius, six degrees above normal.

Today's minimum was also the highest during this month.

Yesterday, the mercury touched a high of 42.9 degree Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 23.5 degrees.

The temperature has been rising steadily since the beginning of this month. The past week has seen the maximum remaining above 40 degree Celsius except for one day on April 13. The minimum temperature was also saw an increase during these days.
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Farmer dies as blistering heat sweeps region

STAFF WRITER 13:41 HRS IST
Chandigarh, Apr 17 (PTI) A 52-year-old farmer died due to heat stroke in Haryana as severe heat conditions swept many parts of Punjab and Haryana today.

Rishi Pal died while he was working in his fields yesterday at Jhinjhauli village in Sonepat, where maximum temperature settled around 43 deg C, official reports said.

Maximum temperatures in Haryana remained in the range of 41-46 deg C with Hisar recording a high of 46 deg C yesterday, nine degrees above normal.

"The hottest ever day in April in Hisar was on April 27, 1958 when the high had soared to 47.9 deg C," Met Director Surender Paul said today.

Mercury has been soaring for the past few days in neighbouring Punjab also, where maximum temperatures have been settling in the range of 41-44 deg C.

Chandigarh, that recorded 41.
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Re: Delhi battles heat wave; High at 43.7 C (111 F)

MP schools closed due to heat



Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Government has announced that summer holidays for government schools would start early this year from April 19 due to soaring temperature in various parts of the State. Normally, schools in the State break for summer holidays on April 30.

The decision to close the schools early in view of the rising temperature was taken by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan after a meeting with School Education Minister Archana Chitnis, official sources said.

However, the order is not applicable to school teachers and a separate directive will be issued later for them.

The schools will re-open after the summer break on July 1, sources said. In Bhopal, the maximum temperature was 43 degree Celsius, five degree above normal while in Indore it was 42.1, Gwalior 44.7 and Jabalpur 43.3. Ujjain, Datia, Khargone and Khandwa recorded a maximum of 45 degree C.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041859861200.htm
 
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43.7 C: Delhi records highest temperature in 52 years
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This rise in temperature in April is unprecedented, say Met officials


NEW DELHI:On Saturday the city registered its highest temperature so far as the mercury climbed to 43.7 degrees. The temperature being eight degrees above normal is also the highest that has been registered in April till date in the past 52 years.

The rise in temperature has been unprecedented, said officials at the Indian Meteorological Department. While the maximum temperature has been eight degrees above normal for this time of the year, the minimum too has risen by six degrees to reach 26.5 degree Celsius. Officials of the IMD said Saturday's temperature has been highest for the past 52 years, since the previous high of 43.6 degree Celsius was recorded on April 27, 1958.

Last year, the maximum temperature in April had risen to 43.5 degree Celsius. The all-time high for April was recorded on April 29, 1941 when the mercury touched 45.6 degree Celsius.

The mean temperature for the month of April is 36.2 degree Celsius (maximum) and 21.5 degrees (minimum). Mercury's steady climb has left Delhiites struggling with the heat. ?There is no respite from this searing heat. We have been unable to switch off the air conditioner even in the mornings and late evenings. We are already worried about getting an inflated power bill at the end of the month. The water supply too has been erratic and it looks like we are headed for a rough summer,? said Siddhartha Gusian of Malviya Nagar.

Complaints of erratic water supply were also received from East Delhi. ?There has been a water shortage in the socities in I.P. Extension for the past few days, and this morning our society ran out of whatever little water was stored,? complained Manish Gupta of Ekta Gardens.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/18/stories/2010041859130300.htm
 
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Sun shows no mercy, Bhusawal sizzles at 47.5 degrees

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New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) With the sun showing no mercy, it was another hot day today at most places in the country, including in Bhusawal in Maharashtra where the mercury rose to a sizzling 47.5 degree celsius.

The night-time temperature in the town was also above normal at 29 degrees.

Daytime temperatures were also on the upswing in nothern India where Hisar in Haryana experienced a high of 44.1 degree, seven degrees above normal, the Met office said.

Ambala and Karnal saw the mercury touch 42.6 and 43 degrees respectively, seven and eight notches above the usual for this time of the year.

The union territory of Chandigarh experienced the hottest April day at 42.7 degrees, breaking a 30-year-old record. The earlier record was 42.6 degrees, recorded on April 21, 1980, the Met office said.



In Punjab, Patiala was the hottest place at a high of 43.
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Re: North-Central India battles heat wave; High at 47.5 C (117.5 F)

Purulia hottest in WB with 47.7 degrees

STAFF WRITER 21:4 HRS IST
Kolkata, Apr 21 (PTI) Purulia was the hottest place in West Bengal with the mercury shooting up to 47.7 degrees Celsius today, as heatwave conditions continued to prevail in five districts with no prospects of rain in the next 24 hours.

The temperature in Purulia was three degrees above normal and the highest ever, a report quoting the district administration said.

The sizzling heat led to the hospitalisation of several persons with heat-related symptoms, district health department sources said.

In neighbouring Bankura, Birbhum and West Midnapore districts the mercury hovered between 44 and 46 degrees Celsius.

Kolkattans had another uncomfortable day with the mercury touching 39.9 degrees which was two degrees above normal.

The temperature together with humidity of 95 per cent and powercuts made life miserable here.

The Regional Meteorological Centre said the heatwave condition would continue for the next 48 hours.
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Heat wave claims 7 more lives, toll rises to 67

STAFF WRITER 20:24 HRS IST
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) The heat wave today claimed seven more lives raising the death toll across the country to 67, even as overnight rains in many parts of the northern belt provided relief to people from hot conditions for another day.

Five fresh casualties were reported from Orissa, where the coal belt of Talcher sizzled at 45.9 degrees followed by Sambalpur (45.2 C) and Hirakud (45C).

Jharkhand too was in the grip of intense heat as two people died due to sunstroke. The maximum temperature in the steel city of Bokaro rose up to 47.2 degree Celcius, followed by Palamau 44.9 C, Jamshedpur 44.6 C and Dhanbad 44.2 degrees.

Meanwhile, people in Punjab and Haryana had respite from hot conditions for another day as mercury stayed below the 40-degree mark at most places except Hissar which recorded a maximum of 40.5 C.
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Re: India battles heat wave; High at 47.7 C (118 F); 67 fatalities

Five more die due to heat, toll reaches 72

STAFF WRITER 21:32 HRS IST
New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) The summer heat claimed the lives of five more persons today, taking the toll this season across the country to 72 so far, even as the mercury dipped a bit at some places in the northern region.

The deaths were reported from Sundargarh, Balangir, Jagatsinghpur, Nabarangpur and Balsore districts of Orissa, where the western districts were on the boil with Sambalpur recording the highest temperature of 46 degree celsius.

It was also a scorching day at Hirakud and Talcher, where the mercury settled at 45.5 degrees.

Similar conditions prevailed in Jharkhand where Bokaro sizzled at 46.7 degrees.

Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Palamau saw the mercury touch 44.5 degrees, 45.1 degrees and 44.6 degrees, the Met office said.

However, in the northern region a dip in the mercury brought slight respite to people.

In Punjab and Haryana, the high fell by up to four degrees at some places.
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Re: India battles heat wave; High at 47.7 C (118 F); 72 fatalities

Sunstroke toll in Orissa mounts to 103

STAFF WRITER 21:42 HRS IST
Bhubaneswar, Apr 25 (PTI) With 34 more deaths in heat wave today, the death toll in Orissa mounted to 103 as the state continued to sizzle under searing heat with Sambalpur recording 44.4 degrees Celsius.

The fresh deaths were reported from Keonjhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Jajpur and Balasore, official sources said.

Sambalpur recorded the maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius, while the mercury level was 43.8 degrees in Hirakud and Angul, 43.5 degrees in Sundargarh, 43.4 in Balangir and 43.2 degrees Celsius in Jharsuguda, MeT centre here said.

In the state capital, the maximum temperature stood at 40 degrees Celsius, it said.

The met office forecast continuance of heatwave condition till tomorrow.
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Re: India battles heat wave; High at 47.7 C (118 F); 103 fatalities

Heat claims 2 more lives in Orissa, national toll 108

STAFF WRITER 21:0 HRS IST
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) The heat claimed two more lives in Orissa today, taking the toll so far this summer in the country to 108.

The fresh deaths were reported from the Bargarh district in the eastern state, where 105 people have perished this season owing to the heat.

Temperatures were high in the state with Talcher recording a maximum temperature of 43.5 degree celsius, while in Jharsuguda it was 43.3 degrees, in Sambalpur 43.2 degrees and in Sundargarh 42.5 degrees.

In the north, the mercury breached the 40-degree mark at many places with Ganganagar in Rajasthan experiencing a high of 44.5 degrees.

Elsewhere in the desert state, the daytime temperature in Churu was 44.3 degrees, while in Dholpur, Kota and Jaipur, it was 43.5, 42.5 and 41.5 degrees respectively, according to the Met office.

In Punjab and Haryana, Hisar was the hottest place in the two states at a high of 44.
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Sun-stroke toll in Orissa mounts to 110

STAFF WRITER 21:58 HRS IST
Bhubaneswar, Apr 28 (PTI) The toll due to suspected sun-stroke in Orissa mounted to 110 with five more deaths reported today.

The death count, which stood at 105 till Monday, increased to 110, official sources said.

The local Met office which was issuing heat wave warnings for the last 25 days, forecast thundersqualls accompanied with hail and gusty winds tomorrow.

Talcher recorded the maximum temperature of 44.3 degree Celsius, while it was 43.3 degree at Bhawanipatna and Sambalpur, 43 degree C at Balangir and 43.2 degree Celsius at Jharsuguda, the Met office said.

In the state capital, the maximum temperature was 38.8 degree Celsius, it said.
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Re: India battles heat wave; 113 fatalities

Re: India battles heat wave; 113 fatalities

Sunstroke toll in Orissa mounts to 112

STAFF WRITER 21:36 HRS IST
Bhubaneswar, Apr 29 (PTI) Death toll due to sun-stroke mounted to 112 in Orissa with two more casualties being reported today even as day temperature dropped considerably in several places, official sources said.

The toll increased after one each casualty was reported from Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara.

The highest day temperature of 42.5 degree Celsius was recorded in Titlagarh, while the maximum in the state capital stood at 38.5 degrees, the met office here said.
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3 die of sunstroke; toll mounts to 123

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Bhubaneswar, May 10 (PTI) With three more deaths, toll in suspected sunstroke in Orissa today mounted to 123 as heatwave conditions returned after a brief spell of rain and thunder shower.

The deaths were reported from Cuttack, Dhenkanal and Khurda, Revenue Department officials said.

The local weather office warned of heatwave conditions persisting over some parts of north Orissa in the next 48 hours.

At least 10 districts recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. The highest was recorded at Jharsuguda (45.5), followed by Hirakud (45.4), Titlagarh (45.2), Talcher (45.1) and Sambalpur (45).

The state capital touched 40.2 degree Celsius against 39.6 degrees Celsius yesterday. The maximum relative humidity was at 88 per cent, they said.
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Sunstroke toll mounts to 124 as heatwave intensifies

STAFF WRITER 20:30 HRS IST
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (PTI) One more person died of suspected sunstroke in Orissa today, mounting the toll to 124 as searing heat intensified in the state with the western city of Sambalpur recording a maximum temperature of 46.02 degrees Celsius, officials said.

The toll due to suspected sunstroke which stood at 123 yesterday, rose to 124 with one death reported from coastal Jagatsinghpur district, revenue department control room here said.

The return of heatwave conditions yesterday after a brief respite due to rains affected normal life across the state, forcing people to confine themselves indoor.

The highest temperature 46.02 degrees Celsius was recorded at Sambalpur followed by 45.5 degrees at Hirakud, 45.4 degrees at Balangir, 45.02 degrees at Titlagarh and 44.5 degrees Celsius at Jharsuguda, the met office here said.

The state capital recorded 40.1 degrees Celsius as against yesterday's 40.2 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said.
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Andhra Pradesh in grip of heatwave

STAFF WRITER 20:18 HRS IST
Hyderabad, May 12 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh continued to reel under intense heat with the mercury level hovering between 43 and 48 degrees Celsius in various parts of the state today.

Guntur in coastal region, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Warangal districts in Telangana and Anatapur and Chittor districts in Rayalaseema were in the grip of intense heat, MeT officials said.

The highest temperature of 48 deg C was recorded at Ramgumdan in Karimnagar district, they said.

For the third consecutive day, Hyderabad with 45 deg C reeled under severe heatwave.

Some residents preferred to stay indoors to get respite and those on the roads covered themselves adequately to escape the blazing sun.

Frequent power cuts added to the woes of Hyderabadis.

Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail over isolated parts of Telangana and Rayalaseema regions during the next two days, MeT officials said.
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3 die due to sunstroke; toll mounts to 127 in Orissa

STAFF WRITER 20:5 HRS IST
Bhubaneswar, May 12 (PTI) With three more deaths, the toll due to suspected sunstroke today mounted to 127 in Orissa, where Sambalpur recorded the maximum temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius.

Two deaths were reported from Dhenkanal district while one person died in Kendrapara, officials said.

The highest 46.4 degrees Celsius was recorded at Sambalpur followed by 46.1 degrees at Hirakud, 45.8 degrees at Balangir, 45.6 degrees at Jharsuguda and 45 degrees at Titlagarh and Bhawanipatna, Met office here said.

The state capital recorded 39 degrees Celsius as against yesterday's 40.1 degrees Celsius.
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Three die of sunstroke in Andhra

STAFF WRITER 22:1 HRS IST
Hyderabad, May 13 (PTI) Three persons died due to sunstroke in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh today even as various parts of the state reeled under scorching heat with the mercury oscillating between 40 and 46 degree Celsius.

"Three labourers died due to sunstroke in Hanwada Mandal.

The temperature across Mahabubnagar district was in the range of 44-45 degree Celsius," District Collector Purshotam Reddy told PTI.

The temperature in Hyderabad city dropped to 43 degree Celsius from yesterday's 45 degree C. Severe heat wave conditions continued in different districts of Andhra Pradesh.

According to Met officials here, Nizamabad district recorded highest temperature of 46.4 degree Celsius, followed by Kadapa (44), Kurnool and Anantapur (43 each) and Gannavaram (40 degree C).

The Met office said the temperature may oscillate between 42 and 44 degrees for the next one week in the state capital.
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Re: India battles heat wave; 133 fatalities

22 die of sun stroke in Andhra

STAFF WRITER 23:29 HRS IST
Hyderabad, May 13 (PTI) As many as 22 people lost their lives in different parts of Andhra Pradesh due to sun-stroke, even as there was no respite from heatwave conditions across the state with the mercury level hovering between 40 and 46 degrees Celsius.

As per the reports sent from different districts (where sun-stroke deaths occurred yesterday) to Disaster Management Department here, 22 persons have died due to sun-stroke, and the toll, officials said may rise further as they were yet to receive reports on today's deaths.

"Till now, we have received information that 22 persons died due to sun-stroke. We are awaiting more details including deaths that occurred today," Disaster Management (Special Commissioner) K Surendra Mohan told PTI tonight.

Nine deaths were reported in Mahabubnagar district, four each in Medak, Nizamabad and Karimnagar districts while one sun-stroke death has been reported from Hyderabad, he said.
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Re: India battles heat wave; 152 fatalities

Three die of excessive heat in Palitana

STAFF WRITER 20:34 HRS IST
Bhavnagar (Guj), May 16 (PTI) Three people died today due to excessive heat in Jain pilgrimage place of Palitana hill in the district when they were climbing it, hospital sources said.

On the day of Akshay Tritya, which is considered to be very auspicious, a large number of people from Jain community come to Palitana, officials said.

The trio who died due to sun stroke, have been identified as Hansaben Shah (57) from Ahmedabad, Rajendra Kumar (56) and Chandra Bharat Jain (59) both from Rajasthan, hospital sources said.

The state is reeling under heat wave conditions for the last three days and the maximum temperature has been recorded above 42 degrees in most places.
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Women found dead, police say heat could be reason
STAFF WRITER 21:15 HRS IST
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) A woman in her forties was today found dead outside a Metro station in central Delhi with police suspecting that she might have died due to heat wave.

The body of the woman was found outside Ramakrishna Ashram Marg metro station.

Police is ascertaining the identity of the woman.

A senior police official said the woman might have died because of the scorching heat and unavailability of water.

There were no injuries on her body, the official added.
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Heat wave claims one life in Sabarkantha (Gujarat)


STAFF WRITER 23:37 HRS IST
Banaskantha, May 19 (PTI) Heat wave claimed one life in Idar taluka of Sabarkantha where temperature has been highest in the state at the 46 degree Celsius, officials said.

Police said, Jay Shankar Bahtt (77) of Bhadreshwar village, who had come to Idar for shopping, collapsed on the road this afternoon and died.

North Gujarat has been reeling under the worst heat wave condition of the decade, officials said.

The region has recorded highest temperature in the state since last couple of weeks forcing people to remain indoors.

While Idar recorded the highest temperature in the state, Deesa remained at 44.5 degree Celsius.

Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana and Sabarkantha have been virtually boiling while a large number of animals, including at least ten stray dogs, succumbed to heat wave in Deesa Taluka in Banaskantha yesterday.
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