"Heat wave has claimed nearly 200 lives in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh and 200 in the neighboring state of Telangana. The victims, mostly homeless people, have died due to heat stroke, " he said, on condition of anonymity.
Part of northern India, including the national capital, are also reeling under intense heat wave, with the maximum temperature touching nearly 45 degrees Celcius.
A senior weather official said that heat wave would continue in India for some more days and attributed the condition to an ongoing heat wave in Pakistan.
"In the Indian capital particularly, no relief can be expected in the next four days. The heat wave will continue. The temperature in Pakistan is 50 degrees Celcius and the heat wave is coming from there," Director of Indian Meteorological Office B.K. Yadav told the media.
Health officials have advised people to avoid going out during peak summer hours and to drink plenty of water before venturing out.
Source:Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
24/5/15
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- More than 150 people have died due to intense heat wave in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana in the last three days, a senior health official said Saturday...
"While 80 people have died due to heat stroke in Andhra Pradesh, 70 others have died in the neighboring state of Telengana since Thursday," the official said, on condition of anonymity.
Most of those who succumbed to heat wave were homeless people, the official said.
Meanwhile, the governments of both the states have advised people not to venture out during peak summer hours.
Weather department has predicted that the heat wave will continue for a couple of days more.
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