In India, Dozens Of Deaths From Heatwave, Crews Pouring Water On Roads To Prevent Melting
Dozens of people are reported to have died in a heatwave across India that has seen temperatures reaching more than 50C (122F).
Scorching temperatures and water shortages have caused “heavy casualties, including dozens of deaths by sunstroke and other heat-related causes”, according to The Weather Channel. Indian media said on Friday that 17 people had died in three weeks.
Meteorological Department officials issued an extreme weather event warning as the “severe heatwave” continued in northern and central areas for a third day in a row. The thermometer hit 50.6C (123F) in the city of Churu in the northwestern state of Rajasthan on Saturday, the weather department said.
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Of the 15 hottest places in the world on Sunday-Monday, eight were in India and the others in neighbouring Pakistan, according to weather monitoring website El Dorado. The intense heat could be another manifestation of an extreme weather event, say experts from the Indian research organisation Centre for Science and Environment. Scientists worldwide have long warned that rising global temperatures from climate change will intensify heatwaves.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/india-heatwave-death-toll-weather-channel-sunstroke-delhi-a8942056.html