Heat Stroke In India

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi today said the deaths of five people due to suspected heat stroke after an Indian Air Force show in Chennai was "very painful" and that "unmanageable gatherings" should be avoided.

Humidity levels varied between 67% and 46%. The prolonged heatwave has caused increased heat stroke cases and a rise in casualties among the underprivileged. The AQI was recorded as "moderate" at 161.

Two people on election duty died and nine taken ill of suspected heat stroke as they were being dispatched to their assignment locations in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, a senior official said on Friday.

At least 14 people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Thursday as the coastal state continued to swelter in record-high temperatures, officials said.

Delhi has been battling a severe heatwave over the last two weeks. While Mungeshpur, on the city's northwestern fringes, saw the mercury touching 52.9 degrees Celsius, a person died in a city hospital due to heatstroke.

A rape accused died on in police custody in Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday, an officer said.

Three persons lost their lives in Jaipur due to heat stroke on Tuesday, the health department said, adding that the total number of heat stroke cases climbed to 3965 on Monday.

At least 12 people in Rajasthan died of suspected heat stroke this week as large parts of India continued to swelter under a heat wave on Thursday.

Heat stroke is aseriousmedical conditionthat occurswhen your body overheats due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures, often made worse by not drinking enough water.

The relentless heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in parts of north India compelled the Meteorological Department to issue a 'red alert' in the city for the next five days.

Heatwave Warning: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a heat wave alert in a few parts of the nation. The government agency shared a map of India on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the states that may experience a heatwave.

The civic body in Mumbai has set up cold rooms and made heat stroke medicines available at its health facilities anticipating a searing summer, an official said on Friday.

Climate change by the turn of the Century could lead to global warming that could trigger heart attacks and heat strokes in some of the most populated areas of the world, including India and the Indus valley, new research has predicted.

A 40-year-old traffic police sub-inspector died in Ayodhya on Sunday after fainting on duty due to severe heat, police said.

A 21-year-old pregnant tribal woman has died of sunstroke after walking for seven kilometres from a village to go to a primary health centre (PHC) and then return home in Maharashtra's Palghar district, health officials said on Monday.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi today said the deaths of five people due to suspected heat stroke after an Indian Air Force show in Chennai was "very painful" and that "unmanageable gatherings" should be avoided.

Humidity levels varied between 67% and 46%. The prolonged heatwave has caused increased heat stroke cases and a rise in casualties among the underprivileged. The AQI was recorded as "moderate" at 161.

Two people on election duty died and nine taken ill of suspected heat stroke as they were being dispatched to their assignment locations in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, a senior official said on Friday.

At least 14 people died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Thursday as the coastal state continued to swelter in record-high temperatures, officials said.

Delhi has been battling a severe heatwave over the last two weeks. While Mungeshpur, on the city's northwestern fringes, saw the mercury touching 52.9 degrees Celsius, a person died in a city hospital due to heatstroke.

A rape accused died on in police custody in Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday, an officer said.

Three persons lost their lives in Jaipur due to heat stroke on Tuesday, the health department said, adding that the total number of heat stroke cases climbed to 3965 on Monday.

At least 12 people in Rajasthan died of suspected heat stroke this week as large parts of India continued to swelter under a heat wave on Thursday.

Heat stroke is aseriousmedical conditionthat occurswhen your body overheats due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures, often made worse by not drinking enough water.

The relentless heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in parts of north India compelled the Meteorological Department to issue a 'red alert' in the city for the next five days.

Heatwave Warning: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a heat wave alert in a few parts of the nation. The government agency shared a map of India on X (formerly Twitter), highlighting the states that may experience a heatwave.

The civic body in Mumbai has set up cold rooms and made heat stroke medicines available at its health facilities anticipating a searing summer, an official said on Friday.

Climate change by the turn of the Century could lead to global warming that could trigger heart attacks and heat strokes in some of the most populated areas of the world, including India and the Indus valley, new research has predicted.

A 40-year-old traffic police sub-inspector died in Ayodhya on Sunday after fainting on duty due to severe heat, police said.

A 21-year-old pregnant tribal woman has died of sunstroke after walking for seven kilometres from a village to go to a primary health centre (PHC) and then return home in Maharashtra's Palghar district, health officials said on Monday.