NEW DELHI: The mercury soared to an abysmal high — touching 47 degrees in some parts — on Sunday, leaving almost 50 people dead across the country. Though authorities did not have exact figures of casualties, reports coming in from different states pointed to the harshest summer in a long time.
Moreover, the weatherman predicted no respite — the afternoon would continue to scorch in the next two days while the night temperatures are also expected to be unbearably high.
In western districts of Orissa, there were reports of 39 people killed by the intense heat as day temperatures hovered around 43 degrees Celsius. The government, however, confirmed only 10 deaths due to sunstroke in hotspot Titlagarh among other places. Apart from Titlagarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Talcher and Sundargarh too have been experiencing temperatures over-40 degree Celsius.
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