A heatwave gripping #India has killed 36 people with the poorest workers bearing the brunt, national disaster management officials saidhttps://t.co/WEQodHb7IO — Financial Express (@FinancialXpress) June 12, 2019"We have verified 36 deaths due to the heatwave against 25 last year. The NDMA had predicted that a heatwave would hit India from mid-March but the weather turned extreme in mid-May and is expected to last until mid-June. Although India recorded over 2,000 deaths during a 2015 heatwave, deaths fell over the next three years as public awareness campaigns spread to more states, NDMA officials said. Go homeWorkers on farms, construction sites or on salt pans were worst hit by the heatwave, labour rights campaigners said. "Migrant workers are made to work even in the sweltering heat," said Geetha Ramakrishnan of Nirman Mazdoor Panchayat Sangam, a construction workers' union.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 12, 2019 12:11 UTC