Heat kills over 50 people in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha

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Heat ****** over 50 people in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha

8 hours ago

Cherylann Mollan,BBC News, Delhi

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A man covers his face with a cloth to protect himself from the heat

More than 50 people have ***** in India over the past three days as a brutal heat spell continues to grip parts of the country.

Around

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in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh over the weekend due to the heat.

These included people involved in the general election, including polling officials, security guards and sanitation staff – Saturday was the last phase of voting.

In Odisha (Orissa) state, about

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to heat *******, officials said.

Every five years, India holds its general election in the summer months of April and May.

But this year, the temperatures have been record-breaking, with the country experiencing frequent, more intense and longer heatwaves.

Many hospitals in India have set up special units to treat heat-related ailments

The federal health ministry says that there have been

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heat strokes deaths from 1 March to 30 May. About 24,849 heatstroke cases were reported during the *******.

However, state-wise figures suggest the actual number could be much higher.

In Odisha, district authorities reported

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in the past 72 hours – of these, 20 cases have been confirmed, the state’s Special Relief Commissioner said in a statement.

In Uttar Pradesh, Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer of the state, told reporters that the families of deceased election personnel would be given a monetary compensation of 1.5m rupees ($18,000; £14,000).

Mr Rinwa said that a man who was standing in the ****** to vote fainted because of the heat.

“The voter was transported to a health facility, where he was pronounced ***** upon arrival,” he said.

Suspected heat-related deaths have also been reported from the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.

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A nurse treats a 76-year-old patient with heat exhaustion in Gujarat state

India’s National Centre for ******** Control calls heat strokes a “life-threatening” condition with a

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The heat in northern and central India and parts of the west has been unrelenting for the past two weeks, with maximum temperatures hovering around 45-46C for days at a stretch and even climbing up to 50C in some areas.

However, India’s weather department says that temperatures are likely to fall in the coming days due to the onset on the monsoon.

Several regions are experiencing severe water and electricity shortages due to a rise in power consumption.

Videos from capital Delhi show people jostling for water from water tankers. Many parts of the capital are also experiencing frequent power cuts.

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