India Heat related fatalities 2015 - 2,500+ deaths

[Ronan Kelly]

Link to 2014 thread: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/india/164430-india-heat-related-fatalities-2014-572-fatalities

Heat wave kills more than 700 in India
By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN and Rishabh Pratap
Updated 5:33 AM ET, Tue May 26, 2015

(CNN)Stifling heat has killed more than 700 people in India in less than one week.

The worst-hit area is the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, where authorities say more than 550 people have died in the last four to five days. Another 215 have died in the neighboring state of Telangana.

India recorded its highest maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius -- 117 degrees Fahrenheit -- at Angul in Odisha on Monday, according to B.P. Yadav, the director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/25/asia/india-heatwave-deaths/index.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Comment: Local reporting suggests a longer timeframe than 5 days - Ro

Relentless heatwave claims 750 lives in AP, Telangana
A top state official in Telangana, Bhambal Ram Meena, said about 215 heat related deaths have been reported since April 15 and more than 750 have died in 5 weeks in the southern region.

More than 550 people have died from the unrelenting heat in Andhra Pradesh since May 13, state Deputy Chief Minister Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa said.
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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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...peratures-in-india-leave-750-dead-in-5-weeks/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death Toll in India?s Intense Heat Wave Soars to Over 1,100
Rohit Inani / New Delhi @josefkisdrunk 3:30 AM ET

Temperatures in parts of the country have neared 122?F (50?C)

India?s heat wave has now claimed over 1,100 lives, with spiking temperatures melting roads in the capital, New Delhi, as the country awaits the arrival of the annual monsoon rains.

More than 850 people have succumbed in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where extreme temperatures claimed more than 200 lives in one district alone. In neighboring Telangana state, at least 266 people have died, officials say. Deaths have also been reported in the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, and in Gujarat on the country?s western coast. With temperatures in parts of the country nearing 122?F (50?C), most of the deaths have been reported over the past week.
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http://time.com/3897480/india-heatwave-death-toll/

Heat wave: Death toll crosses 67 in Odisha
Heat wave: The death toll due to the scorching heat wave conditions in Odisha has reached 67.
By: ANI | Bhubaneshwar | May 27, 2015 10:56 am

The death toll due to the scorching heat wave conditions in Odisha has reached 67.
Titlagarh recorded a temperature of 47.6 degree Celsius, the season?s highest for the state.
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http://www.financialexpress.com/art...t-wave-death-toll-crosses-67-in-odisha/76701/

Gujarat
Ahmedabad again agnivarsa with 44 degree: Heat stroke killed
Bhaskar News, AhmedabadMay 27, 2015, 08:36 AM IST

Ahmedabad last week's heat wave again reach the 44 degree heat of the scorching heat to kill biting experience. As well as the state, including Ahmedabad had crossed 8 cities with maximum temperatures of 41 degrees. Ahmedabad in the state with 43.9 degrees was the hottest city. One person was killed in the heat of fury. This has gone on a total of 8 deaths.

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http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/...ad-one-death-for-heat-stroke-5004709-NOR.html

61% rise in heat-stroke deaths over decade
Chaitanya Mallapur/IndiaSpend.com [ Updated 27 May 2015, 14:35:56 ]

There was a 61% increase in the number of deaths due to heat stoke across India between 2004 to 2013, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, with indications that these numbers represent a vast under-reporting.
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http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/rise-in-heat-stroke-in-last-decade-61-51007.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Death toll climbs to 1,412 as intense heat wave grip India
As per the latest figures, the toll due to heat wave in Andhra Pradesh stood 1,020 while it was 340 in Telangana.

By: Press Trust of India | Hyderabad | Updated: May 28, 2015 9:53 am
The death toll due to intense heat wave sweeping across many parts of the country continued to mount and reached 1,412 on Wednesday, with only Andhra Pradesh and Telangana accounting for 1,360 deaths.
As per the latest figures, the toll due to heat wave in Andhra Pradesh stood 1,020 while it was 340 in Telangana.
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- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ver-1100-lives-in-india/#sthash.xPZx1qEu.dpuf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

India Heat Wave Death Toll May Be Vastly Underestimated
by Tia Ghose, Staff Writer | May 27, 2015 10:58am ET

A heat wave scorching India this week has already killed at least 1,000 people, according to Indian authorities, but that number may be a huge underestimate, one researcher says.

It's possible that thousands more have died as a result of the blistering conditions but that their deaths might not have been attributed to the heat wave, said Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar, a community health researcher and policy analyst at Rand Corp. in Santa Monica, California.
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Vast undercount

But as shocking as the death toll seems, it may be a huge underestimate, Azhar said. That's because people who die as a result of heat don't necessarily die of heatstroke or heat rash. Instead, they die of heart attacks, kidney failure, dehydration or other medical conditions that were exacerbated by the heat, Azhar said.

For instance, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in 2010, authorities reported 50 deaths attributed to a weeklong heat wave. But in a 2010 study detailed in the journal PLOS ONE, Azhar and his colleagues found that 1,344 more people died during the hottest week than is typical for the region during cooler periods. (Two-thirds of these excess deaths were of women, though Azhar doesn't know why that is.)

What's more, India may be more prone to undercounting because authorities rely on death certificates to ascertain the cause of death. The homeless and those with no property to dispense are often not issued death certificates, Azhar said.
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http://www.livescience.com/50981-india-heat-stroke-an-undercount.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heatwave claims three lives in Delhi
Times of India | 28th May, 2015 01:24 AM
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NEW DELHI: The current spell of intense heat is believed to have claimed at least three lives in the capital over the past few days. The bodies of the three victims, all homeless, were found from different spots in central Delhi, with preliminary investigations suggesting that extreme weather led to the deaths.
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http://online.vodafone.in/nd/?pid=284227

 

[Ronan Kelly]

India Sears In Heat, Death Toll Rises To 1826
Indo-Asian News Service | New Delhi (India) | Updated: May 29, 2015 10:45 am 0 122

India reels from the searing heatwave as it remains unabated and claims another 414 lives in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, raising the death toll to over 1,700. However, some rains in parts of India brought some relief, official said.

Andhra Pradesh reported 313 more deaths due to sunstroke during last 24 hours while 100 more succumbed in Telangana.

With this the toll in the two Telugu states rose to 1,774. While Andhra Pradesh accounted for 1,334 deaths, 440 people died in Telangana, officials said.

Four deaths due to sunstroke were reported from West Bengal and one from Bihar, in addition to two from New Delhi on Wednesday. According to unofficial sources, two dozen people have died in Bihar.
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http://focusnews.com/india/india-sears-in-heat-death-toll-rises-to-over-1700/44481/

Why are people dying in India?s heat wave?
... Many of the victims are believed to be homeless people, construction workers and labourers unable to find shelter from the conditions, reported Britain?s The Independent.

?Either we have to work, putting our lives under threat, or we go without food,? farmer Narasimha in the badly hit Nalgonda district of southern Andhra Pradesh state told Associated Press. ?But we stop work when it becomes unbearable.?
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?If I don?t work due to the heat, how will my family survive?? said Mahalakshmi, who earns a daily wage of about $3.10.
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http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2...rees-as-heat-wave-death-toll-passes-1400.html


Heat wave: Death toll in Odisha rises to 89
Of the 89 deaths, Jajpur accounted for 17, followed by Ganjam at 16 and Cuttack at 10. Sunstroke deaths have been reported from 23 of the 30 districts.

However, special relief commissioner G V V Sharma said only 12 deaths due to the heat wave have been confirmed so far.
By: Express News Service | Bhubaneswar | Published on:May 29, 2015 2:33 am
Despite a fall in temperature in the coastal districts, the heat wave continued to singe western Odisha districts with the death toll mounting to 89.
While Bhubaneswar clocked 40 degree Celsius, mercury soared above 40 degree Celsius in 12 other places with Bhawanipatna town of Kalahandi district becoming the hottest at 46.5 degree Celsius.
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- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...l-in-odisha-rises-to-89/#sthash.yEnd47qC.dpuf

Heat wave continues, kills 6 in 24 hours in UP


Lucknow | Thursday, May 28 2015 IST



Despite a fall in the temperature during past 24 hours, heat waves condition has claimed six lives in past 24 hours, taking the toll to 15 in Uttar Pradesh.

According to a weatherman, there was no change in weather for coming 36 hours and it will continue to remain dry.

Rise in temperature has claimed six lives in the past 24 hours in Bareilly, Azamgarh, Mathura, Chandauli, Banda and Lakhimpur Kheri districts, taking the toll to 15.
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http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20150528/2603456.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Rains expected in Karnataka today
Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015 - 13:45


Bengaluru: Most of Karnataka's districts are likely to experience rain on Friday, an official said.


The Met Office has forecast rainfall in 24 of the 30 districts, while it rained in 26 districts on Thursday.

One person is suspected to have died in Kalaburgi district because of heat on Thursday, but this has not yet been confirmed.

"We cannot confirm if the death was due to heat or some other reason. We are waiting for the post mortem report," said Vipul Bansal, deputy commissioner of Kalaburgi district.
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http://zeenews.india.com/news/karnataka/rains-expected-in-karnataka-today_1603814.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Odisha
Heat Wave Abates but No Monsoon Cheer
By Express News Service Published: 30th May 2015 06:00 AM Last Updated: 30th May 2015 04:38 AM

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BHUBANESWAR: Although the heat wave has shown signs of subsiding, the monsoon relief could still be a little far away. With the northern limit of southwest monsoon remaining sluggish so far, its advancement to Kerala on May 30, as predicted earlier, remains suspect.

Although the Peninsula India has been witnessing moderate rainfall activity for the last several days with conditions remaining cloudy, it is not sufficient to qualify for monsoon onset. In fact, the Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) has slowed down in its movement over Sri Lanka on its way to Kerala.
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Meanwhile, on Thursday, the day temperatures dropped across the State but Bhawanipatna remained the hottest place with the mercury reading 46.5 degree Celsius. So far, 108 persons have reportedly died due to sunstroke but the official figure stands at 17. The weather office said, heat wave conditions will prevail over some parts of Odisha but the intensity is likely to decline.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...o-Monsoon-Cheer/2015/05/30/article2840383.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat wave: Death toll goes up to 2,005; Jharkhand records highest at 47 degrees
May 29, 2015 21:04 IST

New Delhi: The nationwide death toll on Friday rose to 2005 as the intense heat wave continued to sweep many parts of the country, with Palamau in Jharkhand recording the highest temperature of 47 degrees celsius.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, which bore the brunt of the scorching sun, together accounted for 1979 deaths. The two states saw the death of 205 people since Thursday -- 156 in Andhra Pradesh and 49 in Telangana.
In Odisha, the Special Relief Commissioner's Office received reports of 108 deaths allegedly due to sun stroke but it confirmed only 17 deaths related to heat and said 70 other cases are under investigation. Gujarat has reported 7 deaths and Delhi two deaths due to heat.
Heat wave conditions also continued in many other states, including Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
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http://www.firstpost.com/india/heat...khand-records-highest-47-degrees-2270362.html

Heat wave continues, death toll in Andhra, Telangana crosses 1,900
The meteorological centre at Hyderabad has warned that the heat wave conditions may continue till Saturday evening.
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The scorching heat in Chhattisgarh claimed two lives. They died of intense heat while travelling by bus.
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- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...-telangana-crosses-1900/#sthash.eJ9u12Ph.dpuf

Heat wave continues in Bihar


Patna, May 29 (IANS): Bihar continued to reel under a sweltering heat wave with the mercury in Gaya district touching 44 degrees Celsius on Friday, Met officials here said ruling out any possibility of rain or thundershower in the next 24 hours.

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Till date officials have reported only one death due to heat wave in the state.

But unofficial reports, received here from different parts of state, said that at least two dozen people have died due to heat wave in the past one week.
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=323224

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Searing heat wave clocks highest death toll in 15 years, killing over 2,200 people
May 31, 2015 08:55 IST

New Delhi: The death toll in the sizzling heat wave sweeping many parts of the country on Saturday rose to 2,207, with 202 more deaths being reported since Friday from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha.
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The heat wave was witnessed in many parts of the country but Nagpur in Maharashtra recorded the highest temperature of 47.1 degrees celsius. Andhra Pradesh reported 146 more deaths on Saturday, raising the toll 1636 since Friday.
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In Telangana, the toll due to the heat wave rose to 541 on Saturday, with 52 more deaths being reported during the last 24 hours, said a senior official of the state disaster management department.
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In Odisha, the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office received reports of 108 deaths allegedly due to sun stroke.
However, only 21 have been confirmed as death due to heat stroke.
PTI
http://www.firstpost.com/india/sear...oll-15-years-killing-2200-people-2271406.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

2,000 ?heat wave deaths?: Only a third confirmed in Andhra Pradesh
In neighbouring Telangana, where the government has not declared any ex-gratia, 486 deaths have been reported from 10 districts where temperatures have been consistently high.

Written by Debabrata Mohanty , Sreenivas Janyala | Hyderabad/bhubaneshwar | Updated: June 1, 2015 6:25 am
Of the 1,636 ?heat wave? deaths reported between May 15 and May 30 in Andhra Pradesh, only a little over one-third have so far been certified to have been caused by heat.
The number of deaths being reported to mandal officers, Andhra Disaster Management Authority officials say, almost doubled after Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the kin of each person who dies in the heat wave.
In neighbouring Telangana, where the government has not declared any ex-gratia, 486 deaths have been reported from 10 districts where temperatures have been consistently high.

In Odisha, another state from where a high number of heat wave deaths have been reported, of the 115 said to have died since mid-May, 21 have been confirmed so far to have died due to heat stroke.
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- See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/in...irmed-in-andhra-pradesh/#sthash.yr68hVv6.dpuf

Heat wave claims 41 more lives in Andhra Pradesh, death toll rises to 2,248 across India
Posted on: 09:14 PM IST May 31, 2015
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi: Torrid weather conditions continued to prevail in several parts of the country on Sunday, claiming 41 more lives in worst-hit Andhra Pradesh since Saturday as the nationwide death toll mounted to 2248.
According to Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department, 41 more deaths have been reported from different parts of the state in the last 24 hours taking the death toll in the ongoing spell of heat wave to 1677.
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http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/h...h-toll-rises-to-2248-across-india-999592.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

India heat wave kills 2,330 people as millions wait for rain
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN
Updated 12:17 AM ET, Tue June 2, 2015


(CNN)The heat wave gripping India has killed 2,330 people, officials announced on Tuesday, as meteorologists warned that monsoon rains could still be days away.

The worst-hit state was Andhra Pradesh on the country's southeast coast, where 42 people have died in the past 24 hours. The total toll in that state is now 1,719, according to K. Dhananjaya Reddy, director of the state's disaster management.

At least 585 have died in the neighboring landlocked state of Telangana, and 26 in Odisha, farther north.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/asia/india-heat-wave-deaths/

Heat claims 1 more, death toll at 10 (Gujarat)
TNN | Jun 2, 2015, 06.38 AM IST

AHMEDABAD: The death toll from heatstroke in the city touched double figures on Monday. One more person has died at VS Hospital from heatstroke.

So far, 11 people, including 10 in Ahmedabad, have fallen to heatstroke in the state. On May 17, one person had died in Deesa.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ore-death-toll-at-10/articleshow/47508399.cms

Heat wave claims 90 more lives in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha; death toll rises to 2,338
Posted on: 08:59 PM IST Jun 01, 2015 | Updated on: 11:48 pm,Jun 1,2015 IST
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
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The sunstroke death toll in Odisha mounted today to 25 from 21 even as the mercury level fell in all places with the highest temperature of the day being recorded at 40.2 degree Celsius in the state capital Bhubaneswar.
A report received from the Odisha's Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office said 25 have so far died of sunstroke even though the revenue department has received 131 cases allegedly due to heat related incidents in the state.
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http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/h...-odisha-death-toll-rises-to-2338-1000135.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Heatwave: Toll reaches 1,735 in Andhra Pradesh
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 23:03


Hyderabad: Sixteen more persons died due to heat wave in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 1,735 today, officials said.


"As per information available till 9 PM , the toll has reached to 1,735," an official of State Disaster Management Department told PTI here.
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The figures pertain to the period from May 18 till 9 PM today.
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However, there were no fresh reports from Telangana today on the heat wave related deaths.
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PTI
http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=126858

135 sunstroke death complaints in Odisha
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135 sunstroke death complaints in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll mounts to 28 in 12 districts of the State. This was informed by the Special Relief Commissioner.
He informed that Government has received a total of 135 sunstroke death complaints, 12 district Collectors have sent their inquiry reports in 63 cases, confirming 28 deaths occurred due to sunstroke and the 35 for other reasons. Rest 72 cases are still under enquiry.
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Rain brings little relief to southern India as heatwave death toll nears 2,200
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Meanwhile, 22 heat-related deaths have been reported in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the past two weeks, said Raj Shekhar, a state government official.
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http://www.theguardian.com/weather/...ath-toll-nears-2200-rain-brings-little-relief

Hospitals overwhelmed as India heatwave deaths near 1,500
Hundreds of people - mainly from the poorest sections of society - die at the height of summer every year in India, but this year's figures are unusually high.

POSTED: 28 May 2015 17:47
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The Press Trust of India news agency reported..13 succumbed in neighbouring West Bengal.
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Two people died in western Maharashtra state, where authorities said they did not expect conditions to improve until the arrival of monsoon rains in June.
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hospitals-overwhelmed-as/1877910.html

In Madhya Pradesh, Heat Wave Kills 10, Cripples Businesses
All India | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Updated: May 30, 2015 00:52 IST

HARDA: In Madhya Pradesh, extremely hot weather conditions due to the heat wave have reportedly claimed 10 lives so far. The hostile weather is not only adversely affecting the health but also the work and business of people.

On the outskirts of Harda in Dudhkutch village, we met Ganesh Devra, who was literally racing against time. With the sun blazing and mercury touching 43degrees, he was busy harvesting the pulse crop on the one acre of land that he has leased. Because of the hot weather, one-third of the pulses crop has already wilted. Time and again, the 24-year-old farmer had to take a break under a mango tree to get some respite from the scorching heat.
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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-madhya-pradesh-heat-wave-kills-10-cripples-businesses-767086

 

[Ronan Kelly]

No fresh heat wave death as rain lashes Andhra, T'gana
4 June 2015, Hyderabad, M Post Bureau

No fresh heat wave-related death was reported in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday as several places in the states received rain, bringing down the mercury level.
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As many as 1,735 people died due to heat wave till 9pm on Tuesday and the figures pertain to the period from May 18. The toll in Telangana stands at 585 from April 15 till May 30.
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http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=126974

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Odisha
Heat Wave Relents, Sunstroke Toll 30
By Express News Service Published: 05th June 2015 06:00 AM Last Updated: 05th June 2015 04:49 AM

BHUBANESWAR: Though heat wave condition eased out across Odisha, Bhubaneswar, which recorded 40.3 degree Celsius, remained the hottest city in the State on Thursday. Meanwhile, the toll due to sunstroke climbed to 30 in the State.
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The State Special Relief Commissioner?s (SRC) office confirmed the death of 30 people due to sunstroke across Odisha. The Revenue Department received reports of 146 deaths of which 50 cases were found to be due to some other reasons and 66 cases were under investigation by the district Collectors.
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http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...nstroke-Toll-30/2015/06/05/article2850349.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Updated: June 7, 2015 09:01 IST
Summer of 2015

JAYANT SRIRAM

There has been an unprecendented number of deaths from the heat wave that swept Andhra Pradesh and Telangana this May. Why have the two governments been caught on the back foot?

On May 29, Putti Balamani, 44, a resident of Ramnarayanpet in Telangana, went to work after seven days of leave. A farm worker for 15 years now, along with her husband, Putti Ramulu, Balamani had asked for leave a week ago after temperatures in the region became unusually high, touching 48 degrees on a couple of days. On the 29th, though, her employer insisted she come to work ? a new borewell was being sunk that day to provide additional water to the fields and it would be better, he said, if some women were present for the puja before the drilling started.

Balamani, her husband says, went for the puja at about 10 a.m., walking roughly 4 kilometres from home, and came back at about 2 p.m. She said she wanted to sleep, though for her an afternoon nap was unusual, but she insisted that she was just tired. By evening she had started sweating profusely and had frequent bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea. It was hours, though, before anyone could figure out what was happening. Her family rushed her to the local hospital where the doctor on call suggested they move her to a private clinic he worked in. There, he said, her condition had turned too serious and she had to be shifted to a bigger hospital in Hyderabad, about 70 kilometres away. By the time an ambulance was arranged and she was taken there, the doctors in Hyderabad said that she had suffered a heat stroke, which had caused a clot in her brain. Two hours later, at about 2.30 a.m. on June 30, Balamani died.
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Dr. Sekhar talks of how the majority of people who came in for treatment were men above 50. Several had a history of other illnesses such as diabetes or asthma. Almost all of them were either involved in construction labour or were farm hands. ?For older people it is very difficult to regulate the body temperature once it goes very high. Younger people can at least recover quickly,? he says. Among the women, however, it is not just the older women who have been affected. There are reported cases of women as young as 30 who died after returning from working in the fields.
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Classifying a heat wave as a national calamity is only logical given that the number of deaths reported across the country this year is five times the number of deaths in the recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir. The classification would help, as the onus would then be on the government to make sure that prevention, rehabilitation and compensation measures are effectively provided.

However, according to Amit Sengupta, Associate Global Coordinator, People?s Health Movement (a network of grassroots health activists), that would only solve half the problem. ?If you have an inadequate public health system that is not equipped to deal with emergencies, then the right classification is not going to help,? he says. Given how simple it is to prevent a heatstroke death, it is a shame that the country should have lost so many lives to it in 2015, at the height of the age of information.

jayant.sriram@thehindu.co.in
http://www.thehindu.com/sunday-anchor/summer-of-2015-heat-wave-and-deaths/article7289830.ece

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Punjab

Two people died from heat in Bathinda
BureauSunday, June 28th, 2015
Amar light, BathindaUpdated @ 9:24 PM IST

The city's railway station Sunday, two people died from the heat. Among the dead include a woman. Even before the city six people have died from the heat.

Most of the victims of the heat in the Warehousing were living next to the railway station. Sunday in Bathinda railway station platform number 3 platform No. 4 on a helpless woman and a man, were he lay unconscious. The GRP police reached the spot on being informed, the umbrella body with the help of a voluntary body and brought them to the Civil Hospital. There, doctors declared him dead. Civil Hospital DR. Gurmail Singh said both were destitute people died from the heat. Bathinda temperature of 39 degrees was recorded on Sunday.
http://www.amarujala.com/news/city/amritsar/amritsar-hindi-news/bathinda-heat-death-two-hindi-news/