At least 96 people have died in two of India’s most populous states over the last several days, officials say, as the country reels from a sweltering heat wave.
LUCKNOW, India — At least 96 people died in two of India’s most populous states over the last several days, officials said Sunday, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heat wave.
S. K. Yadav, a medical officer in Ballia, said in the past three days, some 300 patients were admitted to the district hospital for various ailments aggravated by heat. “This has never happened in Ballia. I have never seen people dying because of the heat in such large numbers,” he said. “People fear venturing out. The roads and markets are largely deserted.”On Sunday, the district experienced a maximum temperature of 109 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the normal range by 5 degrees. The relative humidity was recorded at 25%, intensifying the effect of the heat.
The state’s health minister, Brijesh Pathak, said that they have opened an investigation into the cause of death of “so many people” in Ballia.
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