At least 96 people die in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as a result of the heat wave
In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the recent heatwave has claimed at least 96 lives.
According to the Associated Press (AP), at least 54 people perished in Uttar Pradesh and at least 42 people died in Bihar.
All of the fatalities in Uttar Pradesh have been attributed to the Ballia district. According to NDTV, of the 54 patients, 23 passed away on June 15, 20 the next day, and 11 yesterday.
35 of the 42 fatalities in Bihar occurred in the state’s capital, Patna.
In Patna, there are around 200 people being treated in hospitals, while in Ballia, there are about 300.
Regarding the fatalities in Ballia, AP noted that “officials said most of the admitted patients are aged 60 and above, exhibiting symptoms of high fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, breathing difficulties and heart-related issues.”
According to AP, some 200 hospitalised patients in Patna had diarrhoea and vomiting.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heatwaves are now occurring in numerous regions of the nation, including UP and Bihar, and are expected to linger for at least three more days.
In a separate study, it was said that Bihar is presently going through its longest heatwave in ten years.
3 days of heat wave are expected: IMD
According to the IMD, some regions of the nation will likely experience heatwave and very hot weather for at least the next three days.
According to the IMD, the following areas are expected to experience heatwaves or severe heatwaves during the next three days:
1. India
Chhattisgarh 2.
Jharkhand 3.
Odisha 4.
5.Telangana
After two days, the IMD predicted that the following regions will gradually see a cooling of the heatwave conditions:
1. Yanam and coastal Andhra Pradesh
2. Bihar
Ganges-ridden West Bengal 3.
East Madhya Pradesh, fourth
Eastern Uttar Pradesh 5.
The IMD said that certain places’ temperatures are projected to drop by 2-4*C over the course of the next five days.
“Over East and South India, there is a high likelihood that maximum temperatures won’t move much over the next two days, following which they will drop by 2-4*C. In its press statement on Sunday, the IMD said that a fall of 2-4*C in maximum temperatures is extremely expected throughout Madhya Pradesh during the next five days.
Longest heatwave in ten years is occurring in Bihar, according to a report
The Times of India (ToI) stated separately that Bihar is presently going through its longest heatwave in ten years.
On Saturday, the 44°C barrier was broken in 11 areas.
Ashish Kumar Singh, a scientist at the Patna Meteorological Centre, told the ToI on Saturday that the most recent Bihar heatwave, which lasted for 19 days in 2012, was the longest on record. He blamed the extended direct sun warmth and lack of thunderstorms for the current scorching condition.
According to initial evidence, fatalities are unrelated to the heat wave, says a senior government physician
According to NDTV, a top government doctor said that the fatalities do not first seem to be connected to the heatwave after government medics in Ballia ascribed the 54 deaths to the prevailing scorching conditions.
Dr. AK Singh, who is in head of the investigation team looking into the fatalities, was reported by NDTV as stating that the deaths do not seem to be related to the heatwave since comparable circumstances in other areas have not resulted in such deaths.
“Prima facie, these do not appear to be heatwave-related deaths,” Singh told NTDV, citing the fact that adjacent areas dealing with comparable circumstances are not reporting comparable mortality rates. Chest discomfort predominated as the first symptoms, which is not typical for someone experiencing a heatwave.It will be looked at to see whether the deaths were caused by water or if there was another factor. Additionally, the climate department will visit to examine water samples.
According to NDTV, a prominent government doctor from Ballia was fired from his position after he made a statement linking the fatalities to the heatwave.
A Chief Medical Superintendent rank doctor working in Ballia was demoted earlier in the day after admitting on the record that majority of the fatalities were caused by heatstroke. According to UP Health Minister Brajesh Pathak, he was fired for “giving a careless statement on deaths caused by heatwave without having proper information,” according to NDTV.
