Three persons died of suspected sunstroke in separate incidents in Mancherial district within 24 hours as severe heat wave conditions continued. The victims included an elderly man, a differently abled person and a hamali working at a market yard.
Seven persons reportedly died of sunstroke in separate incidents across the erstwhile Adilabad district between Monday and Tuesday. Victims included daily wage workers, labourers and elderly persons as severe heat conditions continued to affect several parts of the region
Severe heat wave conditions continued across the erstwhile Adilabad district for the fourth consecutive day, with temperatures crossing 46 degrees C in several mandals. At least 10 people reportedly died of sunstroke in Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts