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Odisha is in the grip of intense heat for the past few days. This is the first death due to a heat wave in the country this season. Officials released that information on Friday.
An official in the office of the Special Relief Commissioner said Laxmikant Sahu (62 years) of Maheshpur in Belsur district died due to heatstroke on April 15. This is the first case of death due to the summer heat wave. Meanwhile, Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra said 71 people were admitted to various hospitals in the state after falling ill due to heat wave. Of these, 35 were from Sundergarh and seven each from Mayurbhange and Angul.
The town of Buda in western Odisha was the hottest place in the country with a temperature of 44.3 degrees Celsius. After that, a temperature of 42.2 degrees Celsius was recorded in Baripada city of north Odisha elsewhere the maximum temperature was recorded at 43 degrees Celsius or more. These include Jharsuguda (43.8°C), Angul (43.7°C), Titlagarh (43.5°C), Bolangir, Bhawani Patna, Malkangiri and Nayagarh (43°C).
