Several people have died due to heat-related ailments over the past 24 hours as temperatures continue to soar in northern and central India. Ten fatalities were recorded at the government hospital in Odisha’s Rourkela region on Thursday, authorities told Reuters news agency. The searing heat comes as India is holding its general election, the results of which will be declared on 4 June. On Thursday, a labourer admitted with a heat stroke died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Delhi. India’s National Centre for Disease Control calls heat strokes a “life-threatening” condition with a mortality rate of 40 to 64%.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 31, 2024 13:17 UTC