Lucknow : The current heat wave sweeping across Uttar Pradesh has already claimed 16 victims this summer.
The highest number of deaths was reported from Allahabad and Faizabad, where five people each had succumbed to the scorching heat. Three people had died in Rae Bareli, two in Lakhimpur-Kheri and one in Kaushambi district.
Surprisingly, no heat wave deaths were reported from Agra, Jhansi and other neigh bouring areas, where mercury had shot up to 45 degrees Celsius - one to three degrees above normal.
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