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ASIA
Hundreds die in India heat wave
Death toll from severe heat wave reportedly crosses 500, with the country's southern
states the worst affected.
25 May 2015 16:38 GMT |
The
government of Andhra Pradesh has declared the situation caused by the heat wave as
"alarming" [AFP]
The death toll from a severe heat wave has risen to 500 in India, with at least 470 of the
deaths reported in India's two southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Hospitals in both states were flooded with patients suffering from sun stroke and
dehydration from the intense heat, as the weather office predicted similar conditions for
the next two weeks.
The situation has been aggravated further with frequent power cuts.
Some people complained that the water supply at the hospital in Visakhapatnam city of
Andhra Pradesh was irregular, and fans were not functioning.
The government of Andhra Pradesh had last week declared the situation caused by the
heat wave was "alarming" and appealed to people not to venture out between 11am and
4pm.
The chief minister of the state also announced it would deliver aid of one lakh rupees
($1572) to the families of victims of heat wave.
Humidity
Al Jazeera's senior weather presenter, Rob McElwee, said: Temperatures this high
occur elsewhere in the world and are survivable, but its the level of humidity which
causes heat stress.
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CAM plants like Agave and Opuntia which are care free
growth,regenerative which will act as Carbon Sink.Each
household may be encouraged to grow these plants in
pots in houses and can be grown on a massive scale in
vast waste lands which will act as input for
biofuel/biogas/biochar.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP)