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Indians Suffer as Deadly Heat Wave Claims 220th Victim

© AFP 2023 / SANJAY KANOJIAAn India farmer tries to revive his unconscious cattle dying on an unploughed field during a water crisis in Gondiya village, 45km from Allahabad, on April 21, 2016
An India farmer tries to revive his unconscious cattle dying on an unploughed field during a water crisis in Gondiya village, 45km from Allahabad, on April 21, 2016 - Sputnik International
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India contunies to suffer from the deadly heat wave, the number of victims since the beginning of the 2016 has reached 220, local media reported Saturday.

NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — The death toll from this year's heat waves in India has reached 220, local media reported Saturday.

During the last two weeks alone, at least 150 people died all across the country due to the excessive heat, the Dainik Bhaskar newspaper reported. As many as 120 of those died in the southern states  Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

On Thursday, the maximum day temperature of 47 degrees Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit) was recorded in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

​​The water levels in major reservoirs has been decreasing rapidly, with some Indian states being in the grip of water scarcity.

Pakistanis cool themselves with water during a heat wave in Islamabad on June 21, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The dry season in India is an annual period, which usually lasts between April and September, and commonly results in droughts and rivers drying up.

Last year in May, India was struck by a severe heat wave, with the highest recorded temperatures since 1995. Within the first month, at least 2,500 people died, most of them in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, according to media reports.

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