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Heat wave continues unabated across India, death toll reaches 500Last Updated:
Monday, May 25, 2015 - 12:35 Share on Twitter Comment Zee Media BureauNew
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.
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.
