As the nation struggles with temperatures surging to record highs, the media reported on Monday that at least two individuals had died in the state of Kerala in southern India from what is believed to have been heat stroke.
The Hindu newspaper said that on Sunday, temperatures in Kerala rose to 41.9˚C, or roughly 5.5˚C above normal, resulting in the deaths of a 53-year-old male and a 90-year-old lady. “We have not yet established if heatwaves were the cause of these deaths. In the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, state disaster management officer Shekhar Kuriakose stated, “The medical examination process for the deaths is underway.”
According to scientists, heatwaves in the summer are becoming more common, severe, and prolonged due to climate change.
Kerala, in southern India, was predicted to see higher-than-normal temperatures. As a result, authorities issued advisories advising residents to take protective measures against the heat, such as remaining inside.
A local legislator in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu was distributing cold beverages, fresh fruit, and coconuts to Chennai residents to help them stay cool.
India’s meteorological agency has forecasted a higher-than-average number of days with heatwaves between April and June, when the monsoon season typically brings cooler temperatures.
According to Niranjan Mishra, the public health director of Odisha, the eastern state’s temperatures reached 44.9˚C on Sunday, the highest since April. At least two individuals have died from sunstroke this summer in Odisha.
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