Heat related fatalities 2012; Total at least 575

[Ronan Kelly]

Heat wave kills 16 in West Bengal
Press Trust of India / Kolkata June 04, 2012, 21:05

The blistering heat sweeping West Bengal claimed five more lives today taking the death toll to 16 in the state during the past three days with the average temperature hovering at 45 degrees celsius.

While nine died in Burdwan district, three each in Kolkata and Purulia and one in West Midnapore districts.
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http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/heat-wave-kills-16-in-west-bengal/16967/

Over 20 sunstroke deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district
Press Trust of India | Updated: June 04, 2012 23:26 IST

Machilipatnam: Intense heat wave has taken a heavy toll in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, where 22 people have died due to sunstroke since late last month, officials said on Monday. Most of the victims were agricultural labourers.

Twenty-two people have succumbed to sunstroke in various mandals of the district between May 24 and June 1, Collector SAM Rizvee said, quoting reports reaching the district headquarter Machilipatnam, about 350km from Hyderabad.
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/over-20-sunstroke-deaths-reported-in-andhra-pradeshs-krishna-district-223013

Heat death toll in Odisha climbs to 21

Mon May 28 2012 14:22:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time) by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 28 (IANS) The death toll from sunstroke climbed to 21 in Odisha with officials Monday confirming the death of a 55-year-old man in Khordha district.
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http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/heat-death-toll-in-odisha-climbs-to-21_100620860.html

Heat wave sweeps North, East; claims 20 lives in WB, Jharkhand
Published on Mon, Jun 04, 2012 at 23:36 | Source : PTI
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Four persons died of heat stroke in Dumka district of Jharkhand, taking the total number of death to five in the state.
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http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/heat-wave-sweeps-north-east-claims-20-liveswb-jharkhand_713403.html

Heat wave kills one in Uttar Pradesh
Press Trust of India | Updated: June 02, 2012 16:24 IST

Muzaffarnagar: A labourer died in Muzaffarnagar due to intense heat wave conditions, taking the death toll in western Uttar Pradesh to three.

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http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/heat-wave-kills-one-in-uttar-pradesh-221451

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 67

Punjab:
Heat stroke toll six in Amritsar

Amritsar: Three more deaths were reported due to heath stroke in Amritsar today, taking the toll in the holy city and its adjoining areas to six during this summer season. A woman pilgrim was found dead at the Golden Temple yesterday whereas the body of another victim was found from Bhushanpura area. A resident of Abadi Guru Nanak Nagar, too, had succumbed to heat stroke a few days ago. Another victim was identified as Udaybhan Singh of Paschim Puri in New Delhi. His body was found in the area near India Gate police post. One more heat-related death was reported at Sathiala village in Beas area. Co-villagers claimed that he was moving in the sun when he suddenly collapsed. He was rushed to a hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. ? TNS

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120602/punjab.htm

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 73

West Bengal
Heat takes toll in abnormal June

OUR BUREAU
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The maximum temperature hit 40.2 degrees Celsius around noon, which in combination with a humidity high of 87 per cent made for a day that felt like 70 degrees Celsius on the human body. Four Calcuttans collapsed while walking down pavements and died, possibly of heat stroke. A couple of privately owned horses also died of heat-related illnesses, sources said.
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120605/jsp/calcutta/story_15569852.jsp#.T81UubDIQd0

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 74

32 die of heatwave in Bengal
Press Trust of India / Burdwan/Hooghly/Purulia (WB) June 05, 2012, 18:05

At least 32 people have died of heatwave in three districts of southern Bengal in the past two days, officials said.

"Twenty-seven people died in areas near Asansol due to intense heatwave prevailing in the area. Thirty others, including 3 policemen, were admitted in hospital after they fell sick due to heatwave," Dr Nikhil Chandra Das, Superintendent of Asansol Sub-Divisional Hospital, said.

Five people died in Asansol yesterday with the temperature in mining and industrial areas running more than 43 degrees Celsius for the past couple of days, he said.

Three others ...died of heatstroke in Hoogly district, health department officials said.
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http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/32-dieheatwave-in-bengal/17261/

Odisha:
Odisha boiling with mercury rising to 47 degree Celsius
Bhubaneswar | Tuesday, Jun 5 2012 IST


An intense heat wave condition weeping across Odisha has virtually made the state a boiling hot bed with mercury rising over 46 degree Celsius at five places while seven districts showing a day temperature hovering over 45 degree Celsius. The state Capital Bhubaneswar broke the 40 years old record today with the day temperature remaining 46.7 degree Celsius. The city had last witnessed day's temperature touching 46.5 degree Celsius on May 22, 1972. Mercury today shot up to 47.3 degree Celsius, highest in the current summer, in the industrial belt of Talcher, which become one of the hottest spots in the country today.
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So far official sources said 30 people have died of sun stroke while the unofficial figure put the toll at over 100.
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http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120605/1998758.html

Heat wave deaths mounts to 63 in South Bengal
Kolkata | Tuesday, Jun 5 2012 IST


With the mercury clocking new high every day and the heat wave persisting, the death toll mounted to 63 in south Bengal, with the city accounting for four in the past 24 hours. Reports from Burdwan and Asansol said ten more people succumbed to the scorching heat in those parts today, adding to yesterday's 25 deaths.
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http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20120605/1998624.html

POLICEMAN DEAD IN JHARKHAND HEAT WAVE, TOLL RISES TO SIX
05 June 2012
Ranchi, Jun 5 : An assistant sub-inspector of police died of heat stroke in Dumka, taking the toll to six in the three-week long heat wave in Jharkhand.

Mohammad Istiyak was admitted to the Dumka Sadar Hospital after he collapsed due to severe heat yesterday. He died in the hospital last night, an official release said today.
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http://www.newsreporter.in/policeman-dead-in-jharkhand-heat-wave-toll-rises-to-six

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 99

Heat kills 67 in West Bengal in a day
TNN | Jun 6, 2012, 05.14AM IST

KOLKATA: The relentless heat killed 67 more people across West Bengal on Tuesday, six of them in Kolkata, pushing up the death toll to 86 in just two days. Five prize horses also died despite water and ice therapy. The Met department has warned that it will get worse as the wait for the monsoon stretches to mid-June.

This is perhaps the highest number of heat-related deaths in the state in decades. It doesn't matter if you are 18 and fit as a fiddle or 70 and ailing. The heat has spared none.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Heat-kills-67-in-West-Bengal-in-a-day/articleshow/13859855.cms

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 153

Heat wave claims 30 lives in a day in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, June 4, 2012, DHNS
Beer and ice cream sales touch a new high as people race to beat the heat
A total of 30 people died of heat wave in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, taking the toll in the state to over 100.

While 20 people, mostly MGNREGS workers, died in the East Godavari district of sunstroke, 10 people died in Vishakhapatnam.

A Cyclone Warning Centre (CWC) official at Visakhapatnam said: ?Severe heat wave conditions are prevailing over coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Telangana.?

On Saturday, mercury swelled to over 45 degrees Celsius across coastal Andhra Pradesh with Kakinada, Khammam, Adilabad and Rentachintala in Guntur recording the highest temperature at 47 degrees.
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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/254559/heat-wave-claims-30-lives.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 231

Heat wave kills over 100 in Bengal
Debasis Konar, TNN | Jun 6, 2012, 12.48PM IST

KOLKATA: Heat wave caused over 100 deaths in Bengal in this week. Eight deaths were reported on Wednesday. In Bengal majority of deaths were reported from Asansol -Durgapur belt.

There had been 43 deaths from Durgapur and Asansol belt of Burdwan. Asansol and Durgapur is having a temperature of 47 degree Celsius. Even Midnapore (west) is having a temperature of around 44 degree celsius. Midnapore (west) recorded 18 deaths and similarly Purulia had 18 deaths, where the temperature is hovering over 46 degree.
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However, the health officials are not ready to accept the death toll as high as 100, as they said that many of the people died due to old age and even some had other illness. Without a post mortem it is difficult to ascertain the number of deaths due to heat stroke. But health officials felt that the high discomfort index and high temperature is triggering deaths.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Heat-wave-kills-over-100-in-Bengal/articleshow/13864021.cms

Bengal heat wave: Toll crosses 100
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Kolkata, June 06, 2012
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The Odisha government has received reports of 123 deaths from across the state in the heat wave, but confirmed 30.

In Rajasthan, heat wave continued to mar normal life in most parts.

Jharkhand ? where the official death toll in the heat wave has reached six, while the unofficial figure is 21 ? saw Bokaro steel city record 46.7?C.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Kolkata/Bengal-heat-wave-Toll-crosses-100/Article1-867072.aspx

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 258

Bihar:

ASI's death from heat stroke
Jun 06, 08:47 pm

Personal representative, Begusarai.
Posted on Wednesday, ASI 55-year-old police Harendra Prasad Yadav in the line of death was heat stroke. Suresh Thakur said the sergeant major of Nawada district, police Nadiriganj Akauna the last fifteen days before the resident Harendra Prasad Begusarai had contributed to the police line. Wednesday evening, his condition suddenly worsened. Facial - were hurriedly rushed to the Civil hospital for treatment. Died in the treatment order. Singh SP Kshtranil receiving event information to assess the situation had reached the Civil Hospital. Asked by Harendra Prasad Yadav, the SP said the death was heat stroke. Kin of the deceased have been notified of this.

http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/bihar/4_4_9341107.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 259

Jharkhand:

Heat wave claims 40 lives in the state
The death toll due to heat wave in the state does not seem to be relenting.
Till Wednesday, state hospitals recorded 40 deaths due to heat strokes.
According to the Met Department, the heat wave would hover around Jharkhand
and Bihar for another three days. However, there could be some relief as pre-
monsoon showers may hit the state in the next few days.

http://ranchiexpress.com/169524

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 259

Six more die due to heat wave in West Bengal, health dept issues heat advisory
TNN | Jun 8, 2012, 02.51AM IST


KOLKATA: Parched Kolkata woke up to a morning drizzle and a welcome cloud cover on Thursday. As fingers were crossed and prayers sent up for more showers, the Sun broke through the clouds, ushering in yet another scorching afternoon. Relief was round the corner, though. A squall with heavy rain hit Kolkata around 6.15pm, pulling the mercury down and lowering the stifling humidity.
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Of the six casualties on Thursday, three deaths were reported from Durgapur and the deceased are yet to be identified. They were found dead on the streets. Sources said while two persons died in Murshidabad, one collapsed in North 24-Parganas. Temperature in Durgapur remained above 45 degree Celsius and it's still waiting for rain. there has not been any rain yet.

Asansol, which has so far recorded over 30 heat-related deaths, cooled down after showers on Wednesday and Thursday.

"We are trying to find out whether the deaths were caused by the heat or occurred due to cardiovascular arrests," Asit Biswas, a health department spokesperson said. He, however, refused to give the exact figure of death toll. But unofficial figures have put the toll at over 120 this week.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Six-more-die-due-to-heat-wave-in-West-Bengal-health-dept-issues-heat-advisory/articleshow/13911975.cms

250 people dead in Andhra Pradesh heat wave
Reported by Uma Sudhir | Updated: June 07, 2012 20:00 IST

Hyderabad: Since April, 250 people have died in Andhra Pradesh because of the heat, according to local officials.

The heat wave in the state this year has seen the maximum temperature hit 49 degrees(120F) in areas like the Guntur district. The arrival of the monsoon in Kerala has brought minor relief, lowering the temperature here to 46 degrees in the last two days.

The weather office says heat wave conditions prevailed for about 10 days in the Telangana and coastal belts of the state. Rayalaseema, the third major region in Andhra Pradesh, was spared.

71 people have died in the Vishakhapatnam district, which has been the worst-affected.
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/250-people-dead-in-andhra-pradesh-heat-wave-228605

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 416

Jharkhand:

Rain showers respite after 12 heat deaths
THURSDAY, 07 JUNE 2012 21:44 SHIREEN FARHAT | DHANBAD

Denizens of coal belt heaved a sigh of relief after heavy rain lashed the coal belt on Thursday after a period of scorching heat that claimed 12 lives in Dhanbad.

With temperature touching 45 degrees and people bearing maximum humidity on Wednesday, the prayers were answered finally on Thursday in the form of pre monsoon shower. The shower accompanied by thunder and hailstones brought life to people who were weary of this continuous blazing sun.
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http://dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/71229-rain-showers-respite-after-12-heat-deaths.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 422

Andhra Pradesh:

Sunstroke claims 320 lives this summer
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

The prolonged heat wave conditions claimed over 320 lives across the State this summer.

According to the information collected by officials, 128 persons died due to sunstroke in north coastal districts, 122 in Telangana and 70 in the rest of the State. The District Collectors have reported the number of deaths to the government seeking compensation and relief to be given to the next of kin of the victims.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article3505375.ece

Heat kills in Srikakulam: 19 die of sunstroke
09 Jun 2012

The heat wave in Srikakulam district has gone from worst to deadly, with nearly 19 people dying of sunstroke over the last one week. Shops remain closed in the afternoon and the streets wear a deserted look.

http://www.istream.com/news/watch/114067/Heat-kills-in-Srikakulam-19-die-of-sunstroke

Odisha:

Western Odisha boils at 45 degree plus
TNN | May 25, 2012, 05.24AM IST

BHUBANESWAR: Sambalpur in western Odisha on Thursday recorded the day's highest of 46 degree Celsius in the state.
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Meanwhile, reports of suspected sunstroke death pouring from different parts of the state went up to 65 while the state government's confirmation of sunstroke death remained un-changed at 10 deaths, said a government officer.
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http://jharsuguda.orissa.news.in/news-20120607-1019-Western_Odisha_boils_at_45_degree_plus_Times_of_India.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 492

Heat wave continues in Odisha, claims 32 lives
Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: June 10, 2012 15:21 IST

Bhubaneswar: Severe heat wave conditions continued in several parts of Odisha on Sunday with the death toll due to sunstroke this summer rising to 32, an official said.

"The death toll due to sunstroke has increased to 32 in the state," PR Mohapatra, under secretary of the state's disaster management department told IANS.

While some coastal areas experienced a slight drop in temperature in the last two days, the western parts of the state continued to face searing heat, recording temperatures close to 46 degree Celsius.
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http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/heat-wave-continues-in-odisha-claims-32-lives-229629

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 494

Two more die in Bengal heat wave
PTI | 09:06 PM,Jun 11,2012
Burdwan (WB), Jun 11 (PTI) The intense heat in West Bengal claimed two more lives today taking the state-wide toll this summer to 54. In Burdwan district, where the temperature hovered at 45 degrees Celsius, a rickshaw-puller collapsed at Parcus road in the town, police said. In Kolkata, a candidate for the post of constable collapsed during a physical test in the heat today
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http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/two-more-die-in-bengal-heat-wave/1010450.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Heat related fatalities; Total at least 494

Heat claims 19 lives in Sundargarh
By Express News Service - ROURKELA 11th June 2012 01:01 PM
Searing heatwave conditions continue to make life miserable in Sundargarh district with the mercury hovering between 42 and 46 degree Celsius.

Unofficially, as many as 19 have fallen to the heat with the latest death being reported from Raidafai area of Birmitrapur in Panposh sub-division. Nandalal Sharma (55) reportedly died of sun-stroke on Saturday.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/orissa/article540503.ece