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More than 1,100 people have died in a blistering heatwave sweeping India as forecasters warned that searing temperatures would continue. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason.
Southern India has borne the brunt of the hot, dry conditions and many of the victims are construction workers, the elderly or homeless people unable to heed official advice to stay indoors.
In the worst-hit state of Andhra Pradesh, nearly 900 people have died since 18 May – double the total number of heat-related deaths last summer, authorities said. For further information, please contact:
In neighbouring Telangana, where temperatures hit 48C (118F) over the weekend, more than 200 people have died in the last week compared with 31 in the whole of last year.
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In New Delhi, forecasters said they expected the high temperatures to continue into next week – adding to the misery of the thousands of poor living on the capital’s streets.
Residents of Gurgaon – a high-rise satellite city home to many of the capital’s workers – suffered power cuts of up to 10 hours a day as the grid struggled to cope with the demand from millions of air conditioners.
“Nothing is working – even after taking half a dozen baths a day, you can’t beat the heat,” 34-year-old shop owner Manish Singh said. “We try to spend more time indoors to avoid heatstroke. It’s worse than previous years; we hardly get any electricity and the air conditioners become useless.”
The heat has melted roads near the capital and caused problems with maintaining animal welfare at farms and the country’s zoos.
Brahma Prakash Yadav, director of the Indian meteorological department, said: “Maximum temperatures won’t fall substantially. However, major relief can be expected from 2 June as there are indications of good showers.”