India: Heat Deaths & Drought 2016 - 1,193+ fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat wave death toll rises to 143 in Telangana

6 hours ago29-04-2016 IANS
Hyderabad, April 29 : The death toll from a heat wave sweeping Telangana rose to 143 on Friday as six more deaths were reported.

According to officials in the disaster management department, reports of deaths due to sun stroke continued to pour in from different parts of the state.
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-IANS
http://www.newkerala.com/news/2016/fullnews-56637.html

Two die of suspected heat stroke in Kerala

Posted on :18:29:12 Apr 29, 2016
Last edited on:18:29:12 Apr 29, 2016


KOTTAYAM: A 42-year-old man died of suspected sun stroke in Kallara in the district today, police said.

Sabu from Mundar in Kaduthuruthy was fishing in a stream when he suddenly collapsed and died on the spot around noon, they said.

His body had burn marks indicating he suffered heat stroke, police said, adding the exact cause of the death could be ascertained only after postmortem.
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http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=77603

West Bengal
People hard hit by water crisis in Upper Bagdogra

Report by:
PRASHANT ACHARYA
Siliguri
27 Apr 2016
Around 200 families residing at Upper Bagdogra under Naxalbari block are facing acute drinking water crisis as the water level has rapidly gone down due to adequate rainfall.

People residing at Danra Gaon which is around 10 feet high from Lower Bagdogra are mostly hit hard by the water crisis as the wells are mostly dried and the water supplied from PHE are presently stopped due to the construction of Asian Highway II.
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http://echoofindia.com/siliguri-people-hard-hit-water-crisis-upper-bagdogra-107215

Temperature went up alarmingly in coastal Odisha, death of 119 people allegedly due to sunstroke

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Temperature went up alarmingly in coastal Odisha, death of 119 people allegedly due to sunstroke
Bhubaneswar: Temperature went up alarmingly in the coastal belt of Odisha. Mercury goes past 45 degree Celsius in Bhubaneswar once again with day?s temperature hitting 45.3 degree Celsius.

Office of the Special Relief Commissioner confirms 9 deaths due to sunstroke in Odisha. The Government has by now received reports of death of 119 people allegedly due to sunstroke, a release from the Special Relief Commissioner?s (SRC) office said.
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- See more at: http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=66832#sthash.PRr1fWne.dpuf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Uttar Pradesh:
Kanpur. Heat stroke, died Saturday at the Central Station in different places of the city, collapsed six people. Halt the practices and ursala taken to hospital. Khadepur an aged resident is paralyzed because of heat stroke. Doctors say that exit in the afternoon to avoid the heat. If the exit is very important to prevent the heat.

Coaching in being Cmnganj Nadira (24) fell in the afternoon on the road unconscious. The people around him, lying in the shade. Right next to him on the condition of not being rushed to a private hospital. The nature of the city being home from school Raman (19), Fethfulganj Varun (35), Mohd. Shahnawaz (29) also fell unconscious due to heat stroke.

Xu was a rickshaw driver fainted due to the heat. Khadepur resident Rose Sonkar (70) also fell unconscious due to the heat. Parents rushed to the hospital with them. The right side of his body has stopped working. The 55-year-old man died at the Central Station. He could not identify. GRP A man was sitting on the platform number two. About one o'clock in the afternoon he swore he fell Gush. Safe House is forcing the body postmortem.
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http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/heat-stroke-death-of-one-six-unconscious

Kerala

Two men collapsed and died after falling from Kozhikode; SPA സൂര്യാതപമെന്ന് This time, the heat was recorded in Kozhikode, Palakkad and Kannur distric...

Kozhikode: Two people died after collapsing. സൂര്യാതപമേറ്റാണ് realistically conclude. Tribal colony in small രാമനുമാണ് (80) died in Calicut, a native ...
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Read more at: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/crime-be...ted-due-to-heat-wave-malayalam-news-1.1030572

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat wave death toll in Telangana climbs to 249
PTI
Published May 6, 2016, 4:44 pm ISTUpdated May 6, 2016, 4:44 pm IST

Indian Meteorological Department said in the weather bulletin that there has been a fall in the maximum temperature.

Hyderabad: Heat-related deaths in Telangana mounted to 249 after reports of fresh casualties, the State Disaster Management Department said on Friday.

"Till today, we have reports that 249 persons have died due to heat-related ailments. All these deaths were confirmed by the three-member committees in the districts," an official in the disaster management control room said.
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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nati...ve-death-toll-in-telangana-climbs-to-249.html

'Heart attack (not sunstroke)': Telangana may be undercounting heat deaths
The negligence of officials is making it difficult for people whose relatives have died of sunstroke to claim compensation.
May 02, 2016 ? 09:00 am
Updated May 03, 2016 ? 10:34 am
Mridula Chari

At the beginning of April, as temperatures soared in Telangana, the state government released a report saying that 66 people had died because of the heat wave. Two weeks later, it backtracked, pegging the number at just 19 instead.

The government?s explanation was reasonable. The numbers reported initially were based on reports in newspapers and gathered from villages and towns to the office of the mandal, as tehsils are referred to in Telangana.
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http://scroll.in/article/807232/hea...anas-curious-list-of-deaths-due-to-heat-waves

Soaring temperature in Odisha after brief respite

PTI | May 7, 2016, 07.37 PM IST

Bhubaneswar, May 7 () After a brief respite from heat wave condition, western region of Odisha today witnessed a rise in the mercury level with Sundergarh recording the highest temperature of 42.5 degrees Celsius.
While the sunstroke deaths confirmed by the state government remained the same at 16, the number of alleged heat-related deaths increased by 2 to 168, Special Relief Commission's (SRC) office said.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-after-brief-respite/articleshow/52166726.cms

Kerala sizzles; 10 deaths reported so far
By PTI | 19:23 PM Tuesday, 03 May 2016

Kerala's Palakkad district continued to sizzle at 40.4 degrees Celsius and ten persons have died due to sunstroke over the past few days

Malampuzha in Palakkad district has been registering the temperature of above 40 degrees Celsius for over a week. Kannur recorded 38.7 degrees Celsius, Kozhikode 37.8, Punalur 37.6, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram airports 35.3 each, the MeT department officials said.
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http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/south/kerala-heat-wave-death-toll

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat Wave Death Toll Rises To 300 In Telangana
May 17, 2016
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HYDERABAD, May 16 (PTI): As many as 300 heat-related deaths have been reported in Telangana since the beginning of the summer season this year, state disaster management department said today.
?These deaths were confirmed by the three-member committee (set up by the state government to assess cases of deaths related to heat). Nalgonda district tops the chart with 90 deaths followed by Mahbubnagar with 44,? an official in the disaster management control room said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its bulletin said there was marked fall in maximum temperatures at one or two places over Telangana.
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http://www.arunachaltimes.in/heat-wave-death-toll-rises-to-300-in-telangana/

NEW DELHI, May 11, 2016
Updated: May 11, 2016 08:08 IST
One more heat-related death in Odisha

One more sunstroke casualty was reported on Tuesday in Odisha taking the official toll to 17 as several parts of the country continued to reel under heat wave with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan scorching at 45.8 degrees Celsius.

The victim in in Odisha hailed from Balasore. The number of deaths suspected to be from heat stroke, however, increased to 174 from 171 on Monday, the Special Relief Commissioner?s (SRC) office said.

Officials said out of the 174 deaths, 92 have been probed in which it was found that 75 died of other reasons. Rest 82 cases are still to be examined.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/one-more-heatrelated-death-in-odisha/article8582253.ece

Patrika reporting a heatstroke death from Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh
http://www.patrika.com/news/dhamtari/dhamtari-one-death-from-heat-stroke-two-hospitalized-1299172/

Jagran reporting sunstroke death of 55 year old woman on Saturday in Rohtas, Bihar.
http://www.jagran.com/bihar/rohtas-womans-death-from-heat-stroke-14014272.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat wave deaths in TS put at 309

STAFF REPORTER

Changes in weather not withstanding, the State continues to report an increasing number of deaths from heat.

Most of the 309 deaths occurred in April when maximum temperatures breached record highs across the State. Mahabubnagar reported 44 deaths. Hyderabad has not confirmed any deaths, though the district has reported nine suspected cases. Nalgonda has confirmed 91 cases, more than other districts.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/heat-wave-deaths-in-ts-put-at-309/article8618528.ece

AHMEDABAD, May 19, 2016
One more succumbs to heat wave in Gujarat, death toll up to 9

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Severe heat wave in Gujarat has claimed one more life, taking the toll to nine in the State. On Wednesday, a 50-year-old unidentified person died in Rajkot due to heatstroke as most parts of the state witnessed above 47 degree Celsius temperature.

Earlier, five persons in Kutch, two in Ahmedabad and one in Bhavnagar died of heatstroke while more than 500 people from across the State were admitted in various hospitals.
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http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...gujarat-death-toll-up-to-9/article8618960.ece

Uttar Pradesh reeling under severe heat wave condition

Published On: 18th May 2016 - 4:25 PM By INDIAN AWAAZ
heatwaveUttar Pradesh is reeling under severe heat wave conditions. During last 24 hours mercury again jumped up in many places. In Banda maximum temperatures was recorded 47 degree Celsius. Beside Banda, at least 25 other districts of state are reeling under severe heat conditions where day temperature is hovering between 40 to 46 degree celsius.
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Allahabad district administration has also ordered to close all schools and colleges till 20th may. At least three people lost their lives in Allahabad due to Heat strokes in last twenty four hours.

http://theindianawaaz.com/uttar-pradesh-reeling-under-severe-heat-wave-conditions/

Death toll due to sunstroke rises to 19 in Odisha

Wed, 18 May 2016-10:33pm , Bhubaneswar , PTI
According to the MeT office, the hottest region in Odisha was spotted as the wester region in Sonepur.

With another death due to sunstroke reported on Wednesday, the toll in Odisha has mounted to 19 even as the mercury dipped in many areas providing much-needed respite from intense heat in the state.

A report from Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office said death toll due to sunstroke increased to 19 following a death reported from Balasore district, while the number of alleged deaths due to heat related incidents increased to 191 from 188.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-death-toll-due-to-sunstroke-rises-to-19-in-odisha-2213728

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Maharashtra
State govt asks Centre to amend heat death norms

Sujit Mahamulkar | TNN | May 21, 2016, 12.04 AM IST

Mumbai: The state has decided to propose to the Union government to amend National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) norms so that a heat wave deceased family could get monetary relief from the Centre.
A total of nine people have died due to heat-related causes in the state in the last two days.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...end-heat-death-norms/articleshow/52367952.cms

Rajasthan
SIKAR: Two killed since summer 2500 people ill
Rajasthan Patrika News Posted: 2016-05-21 15:19:24 East
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Sikar troubles of the masses, has raised a record-breaking heat. Because of the heat in the district during the past 24 hours, killing two people, while on the same day 2,500 people ill are vulnerable to heat up. Sikar city alone, more than 600 people fell ill in the hospital said. More than 175 cases of fever and diarrhea in the hospital welfare have arrived.
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http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com/feature/sikar/two-death-due-to-heat-stroke-in-sikar-2468.html

Gujarat
Due to the heat in a namm 10 deaths, including rainy weather across the state on the other hand, if the song Gadhada
May 20, 2016, 8:26 pm

Ahmedabad: heat across the state last week has been showering her prakropa. When the heat is on Friday that 10 were killed in a single day. Vadodara, Karjan, Gandhinagar, Gondal, Amreli were killed 1-1. One in four in Ahmedabad and Viramgam.

On the other hand, if 600 people were hospitalized. The outbreak has been so much heat that the increase in the number of patients in hospitals throughout the city. The last week has been a fatal thee aganavarsa heaven.

Following the Ahmedabad Municipal heat.

Measures to prevent heat from being so. But success is not as it should be. The news is a relief for now gujaratavasio. Gujaratavasione get quick relief to the scorching heat.

Because many of the city state has swept overcast rainy weather. When the diocese, including the song gathada are witnessing a change in the atmosphere with high winds. Which has become an environment Gadhada Gir. So it seems that it is now looking to get relief from scorching heat.

- See more at: http://sambhaavnews.com/heat-wave-in-gujarat-10-death/#sthash.axqTWnzh.dpuf

Heat claims six more in state, toll reaches 23

TNN | May 21, 2016, 08.16 AM IST


Ahmedabad: The killer heat waves in the state took toll of four more people in the city on Friday, while one each from Rajkot, Vadodara and Gandhinagar succumbed to the extreme climatic condition. With this death toll due to blistering heat touched 23 in the state.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...tate-toll-reaches-23/articleshow/52370737.cms

Mercury rising: India records its highest temperature ever
By Huizhong Wu, CNN
Updated 9:54 PM ET, Fri May 20, 2016

India recorded its highest-ever temperature on Thursday when the heat in the town of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan, shot up to a burning 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/20/asia/india-record-temperature/

Heat wave likely to abate from May 27 to May 31: IMD
Pablo Novarro May 20, 2016
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In Madhya Pradesh, two people died of heat stroke on Thursday including a 20-year-old student.
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http://equilibrioinformativo.com/2016/05/heat-wave-likely-to-abate-from-may-27-to-may-31-imd/

RECORD-BREAKING HEAT GRIPS INDIA AMID RASH OF FARMER SUICIDES (Maharashtra)

By: WTVQ Admin Submitted: 05/20/2016 - 10:59pm
Temperatures in India reached a record-breaking 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit today, according to the Associated Press, suffocating parts of the country, and drawing further attention to a tragic rash of suicide deaths among the nation?s impoverished farmers, who are battling drought and other environmental conditions that stifle agricultural production.
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One agricultural region, Marathwada, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra, saw some 400 suicides through mid-May this year, according to a report published on Tuesday in The Indian Express newspaper. Over the past 16 months, 1,548 distressed farmers have been reported dead from suicide in the region, the paper said.
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http://www.wtvq.com/2016/05/20/record-breaking-heat-grips-india-amid-rash-of-farmer-suicides/
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[Ronan Kelly]

Heat kills 2 in Ahmedabad: Gujarat's death toll climbs to 25

TNN | May 22, 2016, 08.43 AM IST

Ahmedabad: Billboards put up by civic authorities suggesting ways to avoid heat-related emergencies seem to have had little impact, as two more lives succumbed to heatstroke here on Saturday. With this, the death toll from heatstrokes reached 25 in Gujarat, with the state reeling under extreme heat conditions over a week.
A 53-year-old woman from Gomtipur area, Noorjahan Bano Mohammed Qureshi, who was hospitalized in AMC-run Shardaben hospital in Saraspur on May 19, died on Saturday. Doctors said she had suffered a heatstroke before being hospitalized in a critical condition, and failed to improve.
In a separate case, a 45-year-old man, who was hospitalized after suffering a heatstroke in AMC-run VS hospital on Friday, succumbed to his illness late on Friday night, said a statement by the civic body, adding that 64 patients suffering from heat-related ailments are currently hospitalized in various public hospitals.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...th-toll-climbs-to-25/articleshow/52382955.cms

Rajasthan

Hadhuti Hottest Baran, Bundi Death Of One Of Lu
Magazine News Network Posted: 2016-05-21 19:55:44 East Updated: 2016-05-21 19:55:44 East
Hadhuti hottest Baran, Bundi death of one of Lu

quota. Hadhuti scorching heat continues. Round sunshine and heat of the embers rain on Saturday. According to Meteorological Department Hadhuti Baran district on Saturday was the hottest.

48.3 The maximum temperature, minimum 32.5 degrees. Kota mercury dropped to 0.9 degrees and 47.3 degrees Celsius maximum temperature dropped to 48.2, down from.
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Lu died aged
Dblana (Bundi) $ catching Lu Saturday Gotdha resident of Bundi Udalal Gujjar (65) were killed. Police Brdha Udalal afternoon was from the village of Mata. Dizziness and fell down on the way, died on the spot. So far, 6 people died from heat Hadhuti division is.
http://rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com...uti-one-death-in-bundi-from-heat-2242671.html

Maharashtra

Maharashtra burns, death toll rises to 10
By VINAYA DESHPANDE | MUMBAI | 21 May, 2016


The forecast is that the monsoon may get delayed.
An intense heat wave has gripped Maharashtra for almost a week now. Temperatures have soared to above 42 degrees Celsius in many places. Ten people have already lost their lives due to sun stroke. But the weather forecast says that there will hardly be any respite from the situation for the next few days.
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http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/4719-maharashtra-burns-death-toll-rises-10

Rajasthan takes emergency measures to deal with record heat wave

AP | May 21, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
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Reports of 16 deaths in Rajasthan, where nearly 17,000 villages in 19 of 33 districts were facing water shortages, have emerged.
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The blistering heat also is sweeping across large parts of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, with six deaths reported there in the past month.
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Heatstroke has claimed 109 lives in Andhra Pradesh as well, where pre-monsoon showers have broken the hot spell, a state government statement said.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ith-record-heat-wave/articleshow/52377850.cms

Heatwave rages on, 8 killed in Madhya Pradesh

TNN | May 22, 2016, 04.18 AM IST


NEW DELHI: There was no respite from the blistering heat wave with Churu and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan recording maximum temperatures of 49.2 degree Celsius on Saturday.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ed-in-Madhya-Pradesh/articleshow/52381935.cms

Temperature soars after cyclone Roanu crosses Odisha coast
Press Trust of India | Bhubaneswar
May 21, 2016 Last Updated at 20:07 IST
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Death toll due to sunstroke remained static at 20. The number of alleged heat-related death cases also stayed at 192, according to special relief commissioner's office.
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http://www.business-standard.com/ar...oanu-crosses-odisha-coast-116052100981_1.html

Sweltering temperatures in India leave 750 dead in 5 weeks

Associated Press
May 26, 2015


An Indian passenger takes a bath beside rail tracks on a hot summer day at a railway station in Jammu, India, Monday, May 25, 2015. Severe heat wave conditions continue to prevail at several places in northern India with temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
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HYDERABAD, India (AP) ? More than 750 people have died in southern India since the middle of April as soaring summer temperatures scorch the country, officials said Tuesday.

The southeastern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana have been hit the hardest.

More than 550 people have died from the unrelenting heat in Andhra Pradesh since May 13, state Deputy Chief Minister Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa said.
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A top state official in Telangana, Bhambal Ram Meena, said about 215 heat-related deaths have been reported since April 15
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/swelteri...-leave-750-dead-5-weeks-124926335.html?ref=gs

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh

Heat claims fourth life in 48 hrs

TNN | May 23, 2016, 09.46 AM IST

Bhopal: A 55-year-old man was found dead on Veer Savarkar flyover here on Sunday afternoon. It was the fourth death due to suspected heat stroke in the city over past 48 hours.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ourth-life-in-48-hrs/articleshow/52394837.cms

Worried over bat deaths, MP forest dept puts water pots under trees
Ritesh Mishra, Hindustan Times, Indore | Updated: May 22, 2016 17:52 IST

Bats lie dead after they fail to cope up with the heatwave in Jhabua district. (HT photo)
To curb the increasing number of bat deaths in Indore division, district administration officials and forest department personnel are putting water pots under trees but fear for the worse as the heat wave continues.
Deaths of hundreds of birds, bats and stray animals have been reported in Jhabua, Burhanpur and Neemuch districts. Neemuch district forest officer (DFO) S Sisodia said, ?We have found that bats in our area are dying due to dehydration and heat stroke. We are making plans to save them.?
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/indor...under-trees/story-xOL3YS1sJT7Q5ERuf0vxfP.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

315 heat wave related deaths confirmed in Telangana
PTI May 23, 2016 17:36 IST

Hyderabad: As many as 315 heat wave-related deaths have been reported in Telangana since the beginning of the summer season till 21 May, according to officials of the state Disaster Management department.

"315 (heat wave-related) deaths were confirmed by the three-member committee. Nalgonda district recorded the highest death toll of 91," an official in the Disaster Management department Control Room said.
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/tela...ve-2795082.html?utm_source=FP_CAT_LATEST_NEWS

Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Two days hitastrokathi benam more deaths, recorded 17 new cases
Bhaskar News, AhmedabadMay 23, 2016, 23:45 PM IST

AHMEDABAD: Two days hitastrokathi benam more deaths, recorded 17 new cases


Ahmedabad: Gujarat has lowest heat of mercury in the last two days but did not reduce the number of cases of contracting Lu. During the last two days were registered 17 cases of hitavevana city.

Paro was also lower luthi heat-stricken people, dead Dariapur young, old sarasapurani

On May 23 was their death during treatment. Sarasapurani were admitted to hospital for treatment incurred saradabena Lu 83-year-old woman. India on May 21, where she died during treatment. During the last two days the temperature exceeds a total of 17 new cases were registered. Who have been hospitalized for treatment of VS and saradabena.
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http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/...for-heat-stroke-in-ahmedabad-5331454-PHO.html

Heat stroke kills 7 in Madhya Pradesh

Amarjeet Singh | TNN | May 23, 2016, 07.37 PM IST
BHOPAL: Heat Stroke has killed 7 people in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh in past 24 hours. Around 100 people from 38 villages of the district's Ghansore block were admitted at government hospital. Health officials claim that they died of heat stroke.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-7-in-Madhya-Pradesh/articleshow/52403498.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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[Ronan Kelly]

Telangana
KHAMMAM, May 26, 2016
Updated: May 26, 2016 05:44 IST
10 die of sun-stroke in Khammam

STAFF REPORTER

People in Warangal get relief with welcome showers by evening

The searing heat wave sweeping across the district has claimed more than 10 lives in the past two days.

Nine persons perished on Tuesday affected by the impact of intense heat wave conditions.

A 40-year-old person hailing from Nepal died at Mustafanagar in the town. More sun-stroke related deaths were reported from various parts of the district including Madhira, Kalluru, Penuballi and Bayyaram mandals on Wednesday.

A fair price shop dealer died of suspected sun-stroke in Madhira town on Wednesday morning.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/10-die-of-sunstroke-in-khammam/article8647836.ece

Andhra Pradesh
The dog days of summer begin: 11 fall to sunstroke
By Express News Service Published: 25th May 2016 11:11 PM Last Updated: 25th May 2016 11:12 PM

WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES (degrees C)

Jangamaheswarapuram 45

Machilipatnam 44

Bapatla 44.1

Nandigama 43

Ongole 43.5

Vijayawada 43.2

Vizag 37

VISAKHAPATNAM: Heat wave conditions have claimed at least 11 lives in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours as the mercury levels shot up again coinciding with Rohini Karthi, traditionally the hottest fortnight of the summer, which began on Wednesday.

Complaints of sunstroke were reported at many hospitals around the state with people wincing to face the next 15 days. About 35 patients were admitted to the Government General Hospital at Eluru on Wednesday alone.
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https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=heat+death+pradesh&tbs=qdr:d&start=20

Heat wave continues in Odisha
Environment, National May 25, 2016, 8:28 pm Daily World
May 25 : With no respite from the blistering heat wave in Odisha, at least a dozen places in the state recorded day temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
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?Out of 193 death cases, 81 have occurred due to some other reasons while 20 persons have died due to sunstroke. Other cases are under investigation,? said an official of special relief commissioner?s office.

/IANS
http://dailyworld.in/heat-wave-continues-in-odisha-3/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh

50-year-old found dead, heat stroke likely cause

TNN | May 27, 2016, 12.00 PM IST

Bhopal: A 50-year-old man was found dead close to a water kiosk on 80-feet wide road on Thursday morning. A case was registered at Aishbagh police station. Identity of dead is yet to be ascertained. Police said it appears he died of heat stroke. There were injury marks on body. The exact cause of death will get clear in autopsy report. It is fifth suspected death due to heat stroke in the city.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-stroke-likely-cause/articleshow/52462305.cms

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Madhya Pradesh

Man dies of suspected heat stroke

TNN | May 30, 2016, 09.05 AM IST

Bhopal: A 53-year-old man died in GTB complex here on Sunday morning. A case was later registered at TT Nagar police station. It is seventh suspected death due to heat stroke in the city. Police said deceased has been identified as Dilip Rathore. He would sleep on a bank's footpath in GTB complex. Cops said he was unwell for past few days. He got up in the morning on Sunday, but soon fell unconscious. He was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead, cops added.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...uspected-heat-stroke/articleshow/52498151.cms