It advised local authorities to take emergency measures against the heatwave, suspend outdoor work that is exposed to high temperatures, pay close attention to fire prevention measures, and take particular care of vulnerable groups.
Five departments in southwestern France have issued an "extreme heat" warning and the whole country is on drought alert following heatwaves and lack of rain
This is owing to hot and humid air blowing into a low-pressure system and the fronts in Japan's northern regions, public broadcaster NHK said.
More than 300 cities were forecast to reach temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
Oracle has a similar message for customers, citing "unseasonal temperatures" in the UK as the cause of the outage.
The Twin Cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar also encountered unbearable weather conditions as mercury shot up to 38.4 and 38 degree Celsius respectively.
The IMD has predicted that an intense spell of rainfall is likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.
IMD has predicted no possibility of any respite from heatwave in the next three days for the residents of Western Odisha.
The IMD’s regional centre in Bhubaneswar today predicted that there will be no change as there will be a rise in the maximum temperature and humid conditions in the next three days.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered "emergency relief measures" to curb the cholera outbreak in Pir Koh, and the military has been called in to help provide mobile water tanks to ensure clean drinking water gets to the population and set up medical camps to treat the sick, CNN reported.
According to the IMD, the city will see mainly clear sky on Wednesday with the maximum temperature hovering around 40 degree Celsius.
The installation of mist cooling system aims at helping the passengers beat the grueling heatwave and to provide them comfort at the platform while waiting for the trains.
As per the government’s new guidelines, classes will start from 6 am and continue till 9 am.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the severe heatwave conditions will prevail in Odisha for the next three to four days. An ‘Orange warning’ has also been issued for the heatwave conditions.
The government claims to provide 18 to 20 hours of power in rural areas while only 4 hours of electricity is being made available and there is a blackout all night in many places.
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