Over the past three days, parts of India have continued to experience scorching heat and more than 50 people have died.
About 33 people died The weekend was in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh due to hot weather.
In Orissa (Odisha), approx. 20 people died An official told news agency ANI that it was due to heat stroke.
Many of the deaths were reported during the final stages of voting in India’s general election on June 1.
The election results will be announced on June 4.
India holds general elections every five years in the summer months of April and May.
But this year, with record-breaking temperatures, the country has experienced frequent, more intense and longer heat waves.
The Federal Ministry of Health stated that there have been At least 56 people have been diagnosed Deaths from heatstroke between March 1 and May 30. During this period, some 24,849 cases of heatstroke were reported.
However, state data suggests the actual number is likely much higher.
In Uttar Pradesh, several volunteer police officers, polling officials, security and sanitation personnel were among those who died over the weekend.
The state’s chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa told reporters that the families of deceased electoral staff would receive monetary compensation of 1.5 million rupees ($18,000; £14,000).
Mr Linwa also said a man queuing to vote fainted due to the heat.
“The electorate was transported to a medical facility where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” he said.
In Odisha, district authorities report 99 people died of suspected heatstroke The 20 cases have been confirmed in the past 72 hours, the state’s Special Relief Commissioner said in a statement.
Suspected heat-related deaths were also reported from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
India’s National Center for Disease Control calls heatstroke a ‘life-threatening’ disease Mortality rate 40-64%.
In the past two weeks, high temperatures have continued in parts of northern, central and western India, with the maximum temperature hovering around 45-46 degrees Celsius for several days, and even climbing to 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.
However, the India Meteorological Department said temperatures are likely to drop in the coming days due to the onset of monsoon.
Some regions are facing severe hydropower shortages due to increased electricity consumption.
Video from the capital Delhi showed people scrambling to get water from tankers. There are also frequent power outages in many areas of the capital.
