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India reels under major heat wave | India reels under major heat wave |
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A severe heat wave has hit India with temperatures reaching nearly 50C (122F). | A severe heat wave has hit India with temperatures reaching nearly 50C (122F). |
Jalgaon in Maharashtra state recorded 49C (120F). In the capital, Delhi, temperatures rose to above 45C (113F). | Jalgaon in Maharashtra state recorded 49C (120F). In the capital, Delhi, temperatures rose to above 45C (113F). |
Media reports say a number of people had died of heat stroke in Maharashtra and Orissa, among other states. Many others have been admitted to hospitals. | Media reports say a number of people had died of heat stroke in Maharashtra and Orissa, among other states. Many others have been admitted to hospitals. |
Officials in the Indian Meteorological Department say it will "take some time" for the heat wave to subside. | Officials in the Indian Meteorological Department say it will "take some time" for the heat wave to subside. |
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A pre-monsoon heat wave in the India and Pakistan, has seen temperatures soar to 52C and lead to water shortages | |
Meteorological officials said the heat wave was due to a lack of rain - parts of Maharashtra, according to reports, were reporting a water crisis. | Meteorological officials said the heat wave was due to a lack of rain - parts of Maharashtra, according to reports, were reporting a water crisis. |
Doctors said people were falling sick because of the heat. | Doctors said people were falling sick because of the heat. |
In Delhi temperatures have soared to 45.2C, the highest in four years, reports say. | |
In neighbouring Haryana, schools were shut down as temperatures rose to nearly 48C (118F) in the town of Hissar. | In neighbouring Haryana, schools were shut down as temperatures rose to nearly 48C (118F) in the town of Hissar. |
Amritsar in Punjab recorded 47C (116F) - the highest ever temperature recorded in the district is 47.7C in May 1978. | Amritsar in Punjab recorded 47C (116F) - the highest ever temperature recorded in the district is 47.7C in May 1978. |
One media report quoted unnamed government officials in eastern Orissa state as saying that 25 people had died because of the heat in the past two weeks. | One media report quoted unnamed government officials in eastern Orissa state as saying that 25 people had died because of the heat in the past two weeks. |
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