Hundreds dead
At least
1,020 people have died in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh, along
with 11 in Odisha, taking the national toll from this heat wave to
1,371. The highest maximum temperature
recorded on Wednesday was 47 C or 116.6 F, at Daltonganj in eastern
state of Jharkhand and Titlagarh in Odisha.
Daytime
temperatures were up to 7 C higher than average in coastal areas of
Andhra Pradesh State, said meteorological chief B.P. Yadav. However, in
coming days, temperatures in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were expected
to fall up to 2 C, he said. Earlier this week, it got so hot in Delhi that roads started showing signs of melting.
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