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Temperature extremes in India: 11 people die from heatstroke at mass event

A million spectators attended the award ceremony on the outskirts of Mumbai and endured a heat wave that killed 11 people. | Fountain: AFP | Photographer: –

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At least 11 people have died from prolonged exposure to the sun during a ceremony held outdoors by authorities in the western state of Maharashtra in western India, attended by thousands.

The dead, confirmed this Monday by Maharashtra’s head of government, Eknath Shinde, were among about fifty people taken to hospitals with various illnesses from prolonged exposure to the sundehydration and high temperatures following a major event at noon yesterday in Navi Mumbai, a city adjacent to financial Bombay.

“This is the case insolation”Shinde told the media.

The ceremony, which was attended by leaders including Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, took place in an open area with no shady spots on a day when temperatures reached 38 degrees Celsius.

Above average temperatures in India

The meteorological authorities India They predicted above-average temperatures in early April of this year for the next three months, which include the summer period and in which in some parts of the country they exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

International and environmental organizations are warning of a severe temperature change in this country of more than 1,400 million people, which means increased drought and with it danger to crops.

The World Weather Attribution Initiative, which brings together weather experts from institutions around the world, warned last year that the climate crisis has made devastating early heatwaves 30 times more likely in India and Pakistan. (EFE)


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