The labourers, who are working in soaring heat without taking precautions, are losing their lives. So far, seven persons have died of sunstroke within a span of ten days in the erstwhile Karimnagar district
Villagers said that Shankariah, along with his family, had visited the Vemulawada temple on Wednesday for darshan of the presiding deity. After returning from the shrine, he fell ill and went to sleep that night.
Villagers said that Shankariah, along with his family, had visited the Vemulawada temple on Wednesday for darshan of the presiding deity. After returning from the shrine, he fell ill and went to sleep that night.
Heatwaves remain a "hidden hazard" whose impacts are under-recognized due to measurement and valuation challenges. There is under-reporting of deaths and severe impact of heat waves especially in the vulnerable sections of the population including women, children and old aged, it said.
Boini Lachamma (52), fell unconscious barely an hour after she had started work at the site. While she was being shifted to the hospital, Lachamma breathed her last.
Gundla Thirupathi (26) had on Monday first complained of diarrhea and vomiting after distributing wedding invitation cards to his relatives and friends and then collapsed
A woman labourer of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme died of a suspected sunstroke while she was working at Sankaram village
Adilabad: Scorching heat wave conditions took toll on the people of the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday and Tuesday. Six persons were killed by sunstroke in different parts of the district in the past 24 hours. In the first incident, Kancharla Sammaiah (55) of New Colony in Somagudam village in Kasipet mandal of Mancherial district […]
