Heatstroke kills 2 children in Madhya Pradesh, 8 in Bihar, 40-year-old man in Delhi | 5 key points
Odisha on 30 May and gradually reduce thereafter.Meanwhile, severe heatwave conditions turned fatal on Thursday after deaths due to heatstroke were reported. The Delhi government has also taken measures top combat casualties from the severe heatwave.The relentless heatwave engulfing Haryana and Punjab showed no signs of abating on Thursday, with scorching temperatures persisting in several regions.
Sirsa sweltered at a staggering 49.1 degrees Celsius, while Faridkot endured a blistering 48.3 degrees Celsius. The intense heatwave continued to take its toll on residents, prompting concerns over health and well-being amidst the oppressive weather conditions.-In Delhi, 26 government hospitals have been instructed to reserve two beds each for heatstroke victims, confirmed minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.
Further Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi has sought reports from MCD departments on the heatwave situation and management in the national capital. -In Bihar eight people died of suspected heat stroke as the state reels under intense heatwave.-In Madhya Pradesh Two children - aged 12 and 14 years - died reportedly of heatstroke in Gwalior.
The two children, who were siblings, had gone to get medicines with their mother and grandmother. The children's father, Rambabu Shakya says, “I was out for work.
They left from home around 9-9.30 am to get medicines. When they returned, they fell ill and died...My mother and wife were with them...They died of heatstroke..."-Fire-related calls surged to 180 on Wednesday recording a nearly three-fold rise over the single-day calls received by the Delhi Fire Service, with officials attributing the increase to heatwave conditions prevailing in the national capital.-Delhi has also been battling with a
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