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Heat wave continues unabated across India, death toll reaches 500

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 25, May 2015, 11:04 am IST | UPDATED: 25, May 2015, 17:03 pm IST

Heat wave continues unabated across India, death toll reaches 500 New Delhi: There was no respite from heat wave conditions in most parts of the country on Monday with death toll reportedly reaching 500.

At least 432 people have reportedly been killed in the worst hit-states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone.

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that the heat wave will continue till May 30.

On Monday, the Met Department had predicted a hot day for Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to be around 44 degrees.

Met Director, BP Yadav, told ANI, “For the next three days, there will be no change in the heat wave conditions in Delhi.”

He added that thunderstorms are expected in areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR around May 28.

The national capital had recorded the season's highest temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal, at the Safdarjung observatory on Saturday.

Meanwhile, commuters in Kolkata are in for a tough time as the Bengal Taxi Association has refused to ply their cabs in the city between 11:00 am to 4:00 pm from today, as per news reports.

The association took the decision after the death of a 52-year-old cab driver due to intense heat.

The heat wave has swept several regions of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.

On Sunday, the mercury touched 46.5 degrees in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, with Kota close behind at 45.4 degrees. Churu, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Barmer, Bikaner, Ajmer and Dabok too recorded high temperatures.

Yesterday, the blistering heat wave also hit Haryana and Punjab, and Chandigarh which recorded the season's hottest day so far.

In Punjab, Amritsar continued to reel under a temperature of 43.6 degrees. Ludhiana and Patiala too recorded high temperatures.

In West Bengal too, the effect of the heat wave was felt strongly.

Over the past few days, Odisha too reeled under the heat wave. The industrial town of Jharsuguda recorded the highest temperature of 45.8 degrees and authorities received reports of 23 deaths due to sun stroke.

The mercury crossed 45 degrees at six places in western Odisha, IMD officials said.
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