A severe heatwave in India has resulted in the deaths of at least 29 people across the eastern states of Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand. Bihar has been particularly affected, with 14 fatalities reported, including 10 polling personnel. The intense heat has also led to multiple incidents of heatstroke among security and polling personnel. In Odisha, 14 people have died due to the extreme temperatures, particularly in Sundargarh district, while Jharkhand has reported three deaths. Authorities have put medical teams on high alert and dedicated hospital wards to handle heat-related cases. The heatwave is expected to continue until Saturday, exacerbating the already critical situation. The maximum temperature touched 47.1 degrees Celsius.
2 Poll Personnel Die, 9 Taken Ill In UP's Sonbhadra, Heatstroke Suspected @tanishqq9 reports https://t.co/xAya1f7mo2 https://t.co/4ZuaJENVeJ
6 security personnel on election duty due due to excessive heat. Principal of Medical College RB Lal says, "A total of 23 jawans have come to us, 6 jawans have lost their lives, 2 jawans are in a serious condition.” #UttarPradesh #LokSabhaElections2024 #Heatstroke https://t.co/M8efPRszK5
At least nine persons, five of them #polling officers, were suspected to have died of #heatstroke across the state in the last 24 hours as maximum temperature touched 47.1 degrees Celsius. Read more🔗https://t.co/8MT6sBpxFb https://t.co/dFjL6TopwD
VIDEO | Heatwaves: “We have admitted 23 polling officials in our hospital today. Out of them, one each is from PAC, Fire Service and civil police; the rest are home guards. A total of six mortalities have been reported so far,” says principal of Mirzapur (Divisional) Medical… https://t.co/SjZTeak8Sm
VIDEO | Heatwave: Here’s what Sonbhadra DM Chandra Vijay Singh said on several polling officials falling sick, ahead of the last phase on June 1. “Some members of a polling party have been admitted to the hospital here (in Sonbhadra) due to heat-related symptoms. They are… https://t.co/Px57GTkcow
#WATCH | Two on-duty polling personnel have died allegedly due to heatstroke in UP's Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra DM Chandra Vijay Singh says, "A polling party was supposed to leave from the dispatch centre in Robertsganj today. Three polling officials including a police… https://t.co/41oXsMaTCP
#WATCH | Mirzapur, UP: 6 security personnel on election duty die due to excessive heat. Principal of Medical College RB Lal says, "A total of 23 jawans have come to us... 6 jawans have lost their lives... 2 jawans are in a serious condition. The deceased had a high-grade fever,… https://t.co/S8amDmTPMf
#WATCH | Sasaram, Bihar: Security personnel deployed at a polling station fall ill due to extreme temperatures. Sadar Hospital's Dr Ajeet Kumar says, "Due to the heatwave and excessive temperatures, the security personnel suffered heat stroke. 1-2 out of them are in a serious… https://t.co/p3chzCXyIN
#ElectionsWithNDTV | 10 Poll Personnel Among 14 Die Due To Heatstroke In Bihar In Last 24 Hours https://t.co/jN6ItbXF2y https://t.co/7TKhZ9OVDz
10 poll personnel die due to heatstroke in Bihar https://t.co/hP6rdDd3pQ
STORY | 10 poll personnel among 14 dead in #Bihar due to heatstroke READ: https://t.co/8chegYwBok (PTI Photo) https://t.co/Qk2wWQQVwQ
Heatwave in eastern India claims at least 15 lives https://t.co/7d7NPJrrpX https://t.co/7yaEPABtf3
At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in #India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha, authorities says, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue. https://t.co/rdJkdKW31z
A scorching heat wave in India killed at least 29 people in two states, media reports say, as temperatures neared records across much of the country https://t.co/qKzfkAr0Jb
A scorching heat wave in India killed at least 29 people in two states, according to local media reports, as temperatures neared records across much of the country https://t.co/ibxp1fGElk
At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India's eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday https://t.co/nxYsDMGm6k
#Odisha: 14 people died of suspected heat stroke in the Sundargarh district as the mercury shot up in most parts of the state. #heatwave
10 people, including six women, died of suspected #heatstroke over seven hours in Odisha on Thursday, 9 died in Bihar over 24 hours, and three perished in Jharkhand in the last 36 hours. Read here 🔗 https://t.co/sytGQMKMjL https://t.co/52sJKQDI1d
#WATCH | Arrah, Bihar: District Magistrate, Mahendra Kumar says, "Three people have been reported dead... The temperature is very high today and the heat wave is a challenge for us. We have kept the medical team on alert. If any polling personnel or police personnel faces any… https://t.co/sIz1Ho50Qs
Eight die of suspected heat stroke as #Bihar reels under intense #heatwave https://t.co/ieIRTMiOaX
VIDEO | Heatwave: “High temperature is a challenge for us. Medical team is on alert at every dispatch centre. Wards have been dedicated for heat-related patients. We are trying our best to conclude the elections without any incident,” says Bihar's Bhojpur DM Mahendra Kumar.… https://t.co/HU6lHebp4c