Tag: Sunstroke

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke took one more life  with the total toll mounting  to 12 in Odisha today even as rains triggered by a depression over the Bay of Bengal and a nor’wester in some areas brought respite from scorching heat. The death toll due to sunstroke, which stood at 11, mounted to 12 so far this […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll rose to 11 in Odisha today even as rains brought respite from extreme heat today under the influence of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal and a nor’wester. The death toll due to sunstroke, which stood at ten, climbed to 11 so far this summer with one more casualty reported from […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll climbed to 10 in Odisha with the death of one person reported from Sambalpur on Thursday. While scorching heat gripped most parts of the state, Titlagarh remained the hottest place recording 45.5 degree Celsius. The number of heat-related deaths, which stood at nine till yesterday, climbed to ten this summer following one […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke toll climbed to nine in Odisha today with the death of one person reported from Bhadrak district on Wednesday. Bhawanipatna and Balangir became the hottest place recording 45.2 degrees Celsius. The Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office said an 80-year-old man died of sunstroke in Bhadrak district, pushing the heat-related toll in the state […]

Bhubaneswar: With the intense heat wave throwing normal life out of gear in Odisha, the sunstroke toll went up to eight in the state on Saturday. The Special Relief Commissioner’s (SRC) office said at least three heat-related deaths have been reported from Angul district, two each from Sambalpur and Bargarh and one in Balangir district.As […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions continue to prevail across the State today with Balangir and Titlagarh recording the highest temperature of 46.5 degree Celsius. As many as six people have reportedly died due to sunstroke so far. The mercury breached the 46 degrees mark at four places, 43 degrees at ten places and 40 degree mark in […]

Bhubaneswar: Heatwave conditions intensified in many parts of Odisha today with Balangir recording the highest temperature reading of 46.2 degree Celsius, where five people have reportedly died due to sunstroke so far. The state, particularly western Odisha, virtually turned into a boiling cauldron as the mercury breached the 45 degree celsius mark at six places, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has turned into a hot cauldron with sweltering heatwave conditions intensifying across the state today as Balangir recorded 45.2 degrees Celsius to become the hottest place. Mercury breached the 45 degree mark at two places, 43 degree mark in seven places and 40 degree mark in at least 15 places in the state, local […]

Bhubaneswar:  The sunstroke toll in Odisha this year mounted to five with a person succumbing at Angul on Saturday. This is the third heatstroke death to be reported from Angul while two others had died in Balangir and Bargarh districts, Special Relief Commissioner‘s office said. The searing heat wave conditions continued to sweep most parts […]

Bhubaneswar: Sunstroke claimed three lives in Odisha today with heatwave-like conditions, where Balangir recorded the highest temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius. Scorching heat wave persisted in at least eight places breaching the 43 degree mark. “Sunstroke has claimed at least three lives in the state so far this summer with casualties reported from Bargarh, Angul […]

With the intense heat wave throwing normal life out of gear in Odisha, the sunstroke toll went up to 16 in the state on Sunday with the death of three persons, sources in the control room of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said

Bhubaneswar: The sunstroke death toll in Odisha went upto 63 even as monsoon covered the entire state by third week of June. The collectors of different districts have so far confirmed deaths of 63 persons due to sunstroke in recent months, a communication from the special relief commissioner’s (SRC) office said today. “The collectors sent […]

Bhubaneswar: The heat wave continued in Odisha on Wednesday as 12 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, officials said.

Bhubaneswar: People in Odisha on Wednesday continued to reel under the blistering heat wave as 17 places recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. The government confirmed the death of eight people due to sunstroke. The highest temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius was recorded at Subarnapur, followed by Talcher at 45 degrees and Angul at 44.7. […]

Bhubaneswar: A dip in temperature in many areas coupled with a nor’wester brought some respite from the scorching heat in Odisha today, even as the mercury shot up to 40.6 degrees Celsius here. The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar which stood at 35.8 degrees Celsius yesterday, jumped to 40.6 degree C, while in neighbouring Cuttack the […]