KABUL (Pajhwok): Nearly 100 people lost their lives due to extreme heat wave across India’s northeast over the weekend, according to a media report
Maximum temperatures soared to between 42 and 44 degrees Celsius (107.6 to 111.2 Fahrenheit) in at least five states Saturday, according to India’s Meteorological Department, Washington Post reported
The highest recorded temperature that day was 45.4 degrees Celsius (113.72 Fahrenheit), in India’s eastern Odisha state. Daily minimum temperatures also remained high, prompting authorities to urge vulnerable people to stay indoors.
The government on Sunday issued more severe heat advisories . . .
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Sohrab Sarwari
