Heatwave Deaths

The city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has now reached 22, according to a Geo News report on Wednesday.

Mecca heatwave death count: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits.

Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca.

The death count from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.

An unrelenting heatwave in northwest India has sparked severe health concerns this summer with the temperatures soaring above 40 degrees.

A severe heatwave has swept central to eastern parts of the United States, with several cities recording their highest temperatures in decades, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country.

Five people have died over the last two days and at least 12 are on life support at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital as the national capital burns due to a searing heatwave.

At least 41 sunstroke deaths have been reported in Odisha this summer, while 73 other cases are pending inquiry, according to an official statement.

The number of sunstroke-related deaths rose to 36 in Odisha this summer, with two more confirmed cases, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Heatwave death cases: Ninety-nine suspected heatstroke deaths in Odisha, 33 poll personnel dead in Uttar Pradesh and severe water shortage in some parts of the national capital Delhi - India is currently enduring a devastating heatwave.

Twenty people died due to heatstroke in Odisha over the last three days as the state was reeling under intense heatwave conditions, an official statement said.

Thirty-three poll personnel succumbed to heat-related conditions during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election held in 13 constituencies in the state on Saturday, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa.

The Odisha government on Saturday confirmed the deaths of nine persons due to sunstroke so far, while the investigation into 81 more casualties suspected to be linked to heat-related illness is currently underway.

Thirteen poll personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh died following high fever and high blood pressure amid heatwave conditions in the region. Twenty-three others were admitted to a hospital in Mirzapur.

The city of Karachi is grappling with a mysterious and concerning trend as the number of unidentified bodies found in various areas of the metropolis has now reached 22, according to a Geo News report on Wednesday.

Mecca heatwave death count: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat and that most of them who died did not have official permits.

Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca.

The death count from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.

An unrelenting heatwave in northwest India has sparked severe health concerns this summer with the temperatures soaring above 40 degrees.

A severe heatwave has swept central to eastern parts of the United States, with several cities recording their highest temperatures in decades, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

India heatwave death toll: India recorded more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases this summer as a prolonged heatwave killed more than 100 people across the country.

Five people have died over the last two days and at least 12 are on life support at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital as the national capital burns due to a searing heatwave.

At least 41 sunstroke deaths have been reported in Odisha this summer, while 73 other cases are pending inquiry, according to an official statement.

The number of sunstroke-related deaths rose to 36 in Odisha this summer, with two more confirmed cases, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Heatwave death cases: Ninety-nine suspected heatstroke deaths in Odisha, 33 poll personnel dead in Uttar Pradesh and severe water shortage in some parts of the national capital Delhi - India is currently enduring a devastating heatwave.

Twenty people died due to heatstroke in Odisha over the last three days as the state was reeling under intense heatwave conditions, an official statement said.

Thirty-three poll personnel succumbed to heat-related conditions during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election held in 13 constituencies in the state on Saturday, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa.

The Odisha government on Saturday confirmed the deaths of nine persons due to sunstroke so far, while the investigation into 81 more casualties suspected to be linked to heat-related illness is currently underway.

Thirteen poll personnel deployed in Uttar Pradesh died following high fever and high blood pressure amid heatwave conditions in the region. Twenty-three others were admitted to a hospital in Mirzapur.