Read:Heat wave claims more than 100 lives in Telangana and Andhra“There has been appreciable rise in maximum temperatures at one or two places over Telangana. Read:Over 500 dead across India as heat wave sets in, Telangana’s Khammam sizzles at 48 degrees “315 (heat wave-related) deaths were confirmed by the three-member committee. As many as 315 heat wave-related deaths have been reported in Telangana since the beginning of the summer season till May 21, according to officials of the state Disaster Management department. Nalgonda district recorded the highest death toll of 91,” an official in the Disaster Management department Control Room said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 23, 2016 09:54 UTC