16 Dead from Suspected Heatstrokes in Odisha
6 months, 3 weeks ago

16 Dead from Suspected Heatstrokes in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: As many as 16 people have died and many others have fallen sick after they suffered from suspected heatstrokes in Odisha’s Sundergarh district since Thursday afternoon. Twenty-three persons, who fell sick due to suspected heatstrokes, were undergoing treatment at Rourkela Government Hospital, informed Ashutosh Kulkarni, Sundargarh, additional district magistrate. The unnatural death has become a matter of serious concern as another 10 patients have been referred to Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital in Bhubaneswar for better treatment after their condition worsened. So, currently, at least 10 people are undergoing treatment in Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital.” “The conditions of the undergoing treatment at Rourkela Government Hospital are stable.

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Delhi: Heatstroke kills eight in past 24 hours
6 months ago

Delhi: Heatstroke kills eight in past 24 hours

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI/NOIDA: Eight more people succumbed to heatstroke in major hospitals of the city in the past 24 hours, sources said on Friday. A total of 28 people have died due to heat stroke in Safdarjung Hospital since June 1. In Delhi government’s Loknayak Hospital, two new patients were admitted in a day due to heatstroke while two patients who …

5 more die of heat stroke in Delhi; death toll at 58 in national capital
6 months ago

5 more die of heat stroke in Delhi; death toll at 58 in national capital

Hindustan Times  

The death toll due to heatwave in Delhi this summer rose to at least 58 on Friday, with public hospitals reporting five more deaths in the last 24 hours, even as a spell of rain lashed the city in the afternoon, bringing down temperatures by several degrees, officials aware of the matter said. Deaths due to extreme heat have been …

Heatwave toll nears 143, over 41,000 heatstroke cases reported so far in India | Top updates
6 months ago

Heatwave toll nears 143, over 41,000 heatstroke cases reported so far in India | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The scorching heatwave, particularly affecting northern India, has resulted in the loss of nearly 143 lives nationwide, according to the health ministry sources cited by news agency PTI on Friday. Acting on directives from Union Health Minister JP Nadda, the ministry has issued an advisory to state health departments regarding the ‘Heatwave Season 2024’. Top updates - Between March 1 …

Heatstroke unit and more beds: How Delhi hospitals are handling heat-related emergencies
6 months ago

Heatstroke unit and more beds: How Delhi hospitals are handling heat-related emergencies

Firstpost  

Hospitals in the Delhi-NCR are seeing an influx of patients with complaints of heatstroke and heat exhaustion as the mercury continues to soar. The state government has ordered all hospitals to ensure immediate attention to patients and make more beds available A person drinks water as other rest under the shade of trees as the city continues in the grip …

10 heat related deaths in Delhi-NCR, JP Nadda directs special heatwave units in central hospital
6 months ago

10 heat related deaths in Delhi-NCR, JP Nadda directs special heatwave units in central hospital

Firstpost  

Union Health Minister JP Nadda reviewed the heatwave situation and preparedness of the Central government hospitals on Tuesday. With no respite in sight, Union Health Minister JP Nadda directed for “special heatwave units” to be started in the central government hospitals. Heatwave deaths in Delhi-NCR Five deaths due to suspected heat stroke have been reported in Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia, …

Delhi: Five dead due to heatstroke in Safdarjung hospital
6 months ago

Delhi: Five dead due to heatstroke in Safdarjung hospital

India TV News  

Amid the intense heatwave grappling the national capital, five people lost their lives due to heatstroke on Wednesday in Safdarjung Hospital. Apart from the Central government, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj also held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the hospitals and reviewed the situation. The meeting also navigated through the possibilities of including Delhi Police beat officers and patrolling …

Two die of suspected heatstroke in Gorakhpur
6 months ago

Two die of suspected heatstroke in Gorakhpur

Hindustan Times  

Two persons died of suspected heatstroke in the district on Tuesday. Circle officer Campierganj Kamlesh Kumar Singh said it has yet to be confirmed whether the deaths occurred due to heatstroke, but it was the first such casualty reported in the district. In the first case, 55-year-old Shah Mohammad, a resident of Padri Bazar locality under Shahpur Police station, was …

14 perish to sunstroke in Sundargarh over three weeks
6 months, 1 week ago

14 perish to sunstroke in Sundargarh over three weeks

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: As the prolonged heat wave continues across Rourkela and rest of Sundargarh district, at least 46 persons have reportedly fallen to suspected heatstroke over the past three weeks. On Friday, the environment engineering department of Rourkela Steel Plant logged the maximum temperature at 41.3 degree Celsius and minimum at 29.9 degree C with atmospheric humidity reading 64 per cent. …

Heatstroke killed 46 persons in May: Govt data
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heatstroke killed 46 persons in May: Govt data

Hindustan Times  

India has reported 56 confirmed heatstroke deaths in the past three months, of which 46 persons have died in May alone, according to government data. According to India Meteorological Department, there were two intense spells of humid heat in April--between April 5 and 7-- over east and southeast Peninsular India; April 15 and 30 over Odisha and West Bengal that …

Odisha reports 54 suspected heatstroke deaths in 48 hours
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha reports 54 suspected heatstroke deaths in 48 hours

The Hindu  

Odisha reported a total of 96 deaths, with 54 occurring in the past 48 hours, suspected to be caused by sunstroke. The Office of the Special Relief Commissioner has confirmed nine sunstroke deaths in the State so far. Jena and Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu held a review meeting with all Collectors except those of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jajpur, …

58 more die of heat stress as mercury soars across India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

58 more die of heat stress as mercury soars across India

Hindustan Times  

At least 58 people, including 33 deployed on election duty in Uttar Pradesh, died on Saturday due to heat exposure, according to official reports from across the country, which continued to reel under a punishing heatwave with conditions unfit for human exposure. Deaths among those on election duty was also reported from Bihar, where 10 such fatalities were recorded from …

Odisha confirms nine sunstroke deaths amidst prevailing heatwave crisis
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha confirms nine sunstroke deaths amidst prevailing heatwave crisis

India TV News  

The Odisha government on Saturday confirmed nine deaths due to sunstroke so far this summer, with investigations underway into an additional 81 suspected heat-related fatalities. According to a report from the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner, the government confirmed nine sunstroke deaths of the total 96 suspected sunstroke deaths reported this season. Review meeting held Meanwhile, amid the prevailing …

Congress accuses Rajasthan government of failing to manage heatwave situation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress accuses Rajasthan government of failing to manage heatwave situation

The Hindu  

With the BJP government in Rajasthan claiming that the situation is under control amid the searing heat this summer, the Opposition Congress on Friday accused the health authorities of suppressing the number of deaths caused by heat stroke. Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasra said more than 100 persons have died of heat stroke in the State. While accusing …

Intense heatwave sweeps across Odisha, 26 deaths reported in past 24 hours
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Intense heatwave sweeps across Odisha, 26 deaths reported in past 24 hours

The Hindu  

An intense heatwave swept across Odisha causing 26 deaths in past 24 hours. Sundargarh reported alleged 12 sunstroke deaths and post-mortem is being conducted to ascertain the cause of death,” said Satyabrata Sahu, Special Relief Commissioner. “People should avoid prolonged heat exposure, wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose, cotton clothes, cover your head and use a wet cloth, hat or umbrella while …

Heat stroke death: 61 killed as brutal heatwave grips several States in north
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat stroke death: 61 killed as brutal heatwave grips several States in north

The Hindu  

With a heatwave roiling several parts of the country, at least 61 deaths from suspected heatstroke have been confirmed from multiple States on May 31 with 23 of the fatalities being poll personnel involved in the final phase of the Lok Sabha election that is set to culminate on Saturday. The deceased include seven home guard jawans, three sanitation workers, …

At least 18 dead as scorching 50C heatwave batters India
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 18 dead as scorching 50C heatwave batters India

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 18 people have died from heatstroke as India continues to reel from the …

Suspected heatstroke claims 41 lives in western Odisha in a single day
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspected heatstroke claims 41 lives in western Odisha in a single day

Hindustan Times  

As many as 41 people, including 12 in the steel city of Rourkela, died of suspected heatstroke in Odisha in the last 24 hours as an unprecedented heatwave swept the state on Thursday. Similarly, in Sundergarh district hospital, four people died due to suspected heat stress. Similarly, 8 people in Sambalpur, 6 in Bolangir, 7 in Jharsuguda and three in …

Suspected sunstroke deaths jump to 36 in last 48 hours as heat continues to singe Odisha
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Suspected sunstroke deaths jump to 36 in last 48 hours as heat continues to singe Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: With the heatwave showing no signs of a let-up in Odisha, the suspected sunstroke fatalities stood at 36 in the last 48 hours as more deaths were reported from western parts of the state on Friday. Rourkela city in Sundargarh district, where 10 people had died within seven hours on Thursday, reported six more casualties, prompting the state government …

Sixteen including 12 on poll duty die of suspected heatstroke in UP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sixteen including 12 on poll duty die of suspected heatstroke in UP

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: As many as 16 people, including 12 personnel on election duty, are suspected to have died due to the intense heatwave across three districts -- Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Rae Bareli -- of Uttar Pradesh on Friday afternoon. Among the deceased, at least five were home guards who died in Mirzapur after reporting for election duty and were about to …

Odisha: 3 dead, 30 devotees injured in cracker explosion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: 3 dead, 30 devotees injured in cracker explosion

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: Three persons, including a minor boy, and 30 devotees sustained burn injuries after fireworks exploded during the 'Chapa Khela' ritual of the Holy Trinity — Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra — in Narendra Puskarini, a pond, as part of the Chandan Yatra in Puri on Wednesday. I saw one child whose hand was badly burnt.” Another local …

Odisha: 3 killed, 32 injured in firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Puri
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: 3 killed, 32 injured in firecracker explosion during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival in Puri

India TV News  

Puri firecracker explosion: At least three persons, including a minor, died and 32 others were injured after a heap of firecrackers exploded during Lord Jagannath's Chandan Jatra festival Odisha's Puri on Wednesday night, police said. Odisha Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana and Health Secretary Shalini Pandit visited different hospitals late Wednesday night to supervise the treatment …

10 dead of suspected heatstroke within seven hours in Odisha's Rourkela
6 months, 3 weeks ago

10 dead of suspected heatstroke within seven hours in Odisha's Rourkela

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA/BHUBANESWAR: Ten individuals are suspected to have succumbed to heatstroke at Rourkela Government Hospital within a span of seven hours on Thursday, as mercury levels soared to 46.1 degrees Celsius in the steel city. Sources said the RGH started admitting the victims from 1 pm onwards and in the next six and half hours, the count rose to 10. An …

Two die of heatstroke in Ahmedabad, over a dozen across Gujarat
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Two die of heatstroke in Ahmedabad, over a dozen across Gujarat

The Hindu  

Over a dozen people have died due to heatstroke or heat-induced illnesses in Gujarat as severe heatwave with temperatures ranging from 45 to 47 degree Celsius has been sweeping through Gujarat since Monday. On Friday, two persons in Ahmedabad city and one in Ahmedabad district died of heatstroke as the city and district are reeling under the scorching heat with …

Facing the heat | Heatwave deaths in U.P.’s Ballia and a government in denial
1 year, 6 months ago

Facing the heat | Heatwave deaths in U.P.’s Ballia and a government in denial

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle For Hrishikesh Pandey, the scene outside Mahaveer Ghat in Ballia in Uttar Pradesh was reminiscent of the endless summer of 2021. On June 17, Dr. Diwakar Singh, the Chief Medical Superintendent of the Ballia District Hospital, announced that 34 people had died in the hospital in two days, many due to “heatstroke”. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister …

Odisha confirms first heatwave related death
1 year, 6 months ago

Odisha confirms first heatwave related death

The Hindu  

As Odisha continues to reel under hot and humid weather conditions, the state government confirmed the first heatwave-related death and sanctioned an ex gratia of ₹50,000 for the deceased's family, a top official said. The victim is a middle-aged person from Balasore district, a senior official at the Special Relief Commissioner’s office said on June 18, adding that the State …

Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra heat-stroke deaths | As toll rises to 13, Opposition MVA spars with ruling Shinde-Fadnavis government

The Hindu  

As the heat stroke-related death toll of those who had attended the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai rose to 13, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has accused the ruling the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena-BJP dispensation of negligence and demanded the government be booked for culpable homicide. Thousands of people attended the event in the scorching sun …

Maharashtra Bhushan Award event: Death toll rises to 11 in Sun stroke Incident, CM Shinde, Uddhav Thackery Visit Hospital
1 year, 8 months ago

Maharashtra Bhushan Award event: Death toll rises to 11 in Sun stroke Incident, CM Shinde, Uddhav Thackery Visit Hospital

ABP News  

New Delhi: At least 11 people have died so far while more than 20 are undergoing treatment after they suffered heat stroke while sitting in the open at the Maharashtra Bhushan Award event in Navi Mumbai's Kharghar on Sunday, reported news agency ANI. Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray, and NCP leader Ajit Pawar visited the MGM Kamothe …

11 die of heat stroke during government function in Navi Mumbai
1 year, 8 months ago

11 die of heat stroke during government function in Navi Mumbai

The Hindu  

At least 11 persons reportedly died of heat stroke while attending the Maharashtra Bhushan Award ceremony at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai on April 16, the Chief Minister’s Office said. More than 20 persons were said to be undergoing treatment at the MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai after suffering from heat stroke, dehydration and other health-related issues. According to Chief Minister …

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India’s Maharashtra state
2 years, 7 months ago

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India’s Maharashtra state

Al Jazeera  

Maharashtra health official says the deaths were from ‘suspected heat stroke’, with many reported in rural areas. India’s western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from heat stroke since late March, the highest toll in the past five years, with more fatalities likely elsewhere in a country sweltering in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius. With cooling monsoon rains only …

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