Scorching heat claims 10 lives in Odisha

People seen at an emergency ward of the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi. Pic/PTI

Ten people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha's Rourkela city on Thursday, as the mercury shot up in most parts of the eastern state, officials said. The director-in-charge (DIC) of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH), Dr Sudharani Pradhan, said the deaths occurred within a span of six hours from 2 pm onwards. "Eight people were dead by the time they reached the hospital, while the rest died while undergoing treatment here.

This was likely due to the intense heatwave," she said. "The body temperatures were around 103-104 degrees Fahrenheit, which is very high given the weather conditions. AAP moves SC, demands Haryana release more water The Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court to seek a direction to Haryana to supply more water to the crisis-hit national capital, sources said on Friday. The AAP government in Delhi has told the top court that the water demand in the city has risen significantly due to heatwave conditions, and neighbouring Haryana be directed to release extra water for a month, they said.

Cong claims over 100 deaths in Raj

The Congress on Friday accused the BJP-led government of suppressing the number of deaths caused by the intense heat battering Rajasthan while claiming that more than 100 people have died of heat stroke in the state. The Congress's Rajasthan unit chief Govind Singh Dotasra alleged that the authorities are hiding the actual number under pressure from the state government to avoid paying compensation.

Bihar heatwave: 14 dead in 24 hours

Fourteen people, including ten polling personnel, have died due to heatstroke in Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said. In a statement issued by the Disaster Management Department, most of the fatalities were reported from Bhojpur, where five officials on election duty died of heatstroke. Three election officials died in Rohtas, and one each died in Kaimur and Aurangabad districts, it said.

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