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• 56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months: Health Ministry

  India on Friday alone reported at least 40 suspected heat-related deaths, 25 of them of staff deployed on Lok Sabha poll duty in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

  

• Odisha reports more than 30 deaths in a single day due to severe heatwave

  “Out of the 10 patients, eight were received dead and two died during treatment. These 10 individuals are suspected to have died from heat stroke, but the exact cause of death will be known once the post-mortem reports are available,” said Ganesh Prasad Das, director of RGH, Rourkela.

  

• Met office issues red alert for heatwave in some parts of Madhya Pradesh

  Meteorologist at IMD Bhopal, Parmendra Kumar told ANI, "Currently, the heatwave has had a great impact across Madhya Pradesh and the temperature is increasing in the state. There are chances of the heatwave in various regions in the state today. The effect of the heatwave is likely to reduce gradually after one or two days."

  

• Keep yourself hydrated: Doctor's advice to cope with heatwave in Rajasthan

  Speaking with ANI, Dr Deepak Maheshwari said, "So far, minor illness cases including diarrhoea, heat cramps, and exhaustion are coming. Patients with major illnesses are not coming now."

  

• Akola hottest city in Maharashtra at over 45 deg C; district collector imposes Sec 144

  The collector in an order asked establishments to made adequate arrangements of drinking water and fans for workers and to change the timings of private coaching classes, saying they should not be held during the afternoon.

  

• Mexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 C

  The record high was recorded Saturday afternoon at the Tacubaya observatory, the SMN said, after thermometers in the capital reached an earlier record of 34.3 degrees Celsius on May 9.

  

• No respite from heat wave in large parts of India, Barmer sizzles at 48.8 degrees C

  ​High night temperatures are considered dangerous because the body doesn't get a chance to cool down. Increasing nighttime heat is more common in cities because of the urban heat island effect, in which metro areas are significantly hotter than their surroundings.

  

• Delhi Heatwave: National Capital on 'red alert'; Najafgarh records 47.8 degrees Celsius

  ​While Safdarjung recorded a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal, other areas of the city witnessed even more extreme conditions, with temperatures soaring above 47 degrees Celsius. Najafgarh recorded a high of 47.8 degrees Celsius, while Mungeshpur reached 47.7 degrees, Aya Nagar hit 46.4 degrees, Pusa saw 46.5 degrees, Pitampura recorded 47 degrees, and Palam registered 45.1 degrees

  

• IMD predicts heatwave in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and parts of Gujarat during next five days

  ​The Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday that heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in parts of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, over the next five days, cautioning people against exposure to the sun. Isolated pockets in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch, Banaskantha and Valsad experienced heatwave conditions on Sunday, the IMD said in its latest bulletin for Gujarat.

  

• Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists

  he team of scientists, called the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group, emphasized that heatwaves intensified by climate change are making life much tougher for people living in poverty across Asia.

  

• Heatwave ignites surge in chronic therapy demand

  Industry data shows sales of antihypertensive drugs have risen to ₹1,134 crore in April from ₹1,129 crore in March and ₹1,119 crore in February.