Nandigama, Andhra Pradesh: In her small home, Nagamma is seated just a few feet away from her husband's dead body. 24 hours ago, he collapsed after the temperature crawled past 47 degrees in Nandigama in the western part of Andhra Pradesh.
A family friend says Nagamma's husband was rushed to two hospitals in quick succession. "They administered intravenous fluids but he died in 15 minutes," he said.
In the last few weeks, the heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Telangana has pushed on relentlessly. Over 750 people have died - 551 in Andhra and the rest in Telangana.
Parts of Telangana have been their hottest in decades in the last few days. "It is not unusually high temperatures but they persisted for three-four days at least. That caused a lot of harm," said YK Reddy of the meteorological department to NDTV.
Officials warn the toll is near certain to rise, with figures still being collected in some parts of Telangana.
"The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes," said P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department.
A family friend says Nagamma's husband was rushed to two hospitals in quick succession. "They administered intravenous fluids but he died in 15 minutes," he said.
In the last few weeks, the heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Telangana has pushed on relentlessly. Over 750 people have died - 551 in Andhra and the rest in Telangana.
Parts of Telangana have been their hottest in decades in the last few days. "It is not unusually high temperatures but they persisted for three-four days at least. That caused a lot of harm," said YK Reddy of the meteorological department to NDTV.
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Officials warn the toll is near certain to rise, with figures still being collected in some parts of Telangana.
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"The majority of the victims are people who have been exposed to the sun directly, usually aged 50 and above and from the working classes," said P Tulsi Rani, special commissioner of Andhra Pradesh's disaster management department.
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