The heat wave came as hundreds of millions of Indians have been voting in a 6-week long general election, increasing health risks as they waited in long lines.
Residents and children fill water from a tanker amid a water crisis amid the summer months at Vivekananda Camp Chanakyapuri on May 31, 2024 in New Delhi.A blistering heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius in parts of the country this week, officials said Friday.
The weeklong heat wave has forced schools to close at several places and raised the risk of heatstroke for outdoor laborers. A statement by the Bihar state government said 14 people have died in the state, including five in Bhojpur and three in Rohtas districts, with day temperatures rising to 44 Celsius ., increasing health risks as they waited in long lines to cast their ballots. The seventh and final round of voting will be held on Saturday.Voters wait in line under a makeshift canopy on a hot day at a polling station during the sixth phase of voting for General Lok Sabha elections on May 25, 2024 in New Delhi.
April, May and June are always hot in most parts of India before monsoon rains bring cooler temperatures. But extreme heat is fast becoming, with the warm weather getting more intense since the past decade and creating severe water shortages. A study by World Weather Attribution, an academic group that examines the source of extreme heat, found that a searing heat wave in April — that struck parts of Asia — was made at leastClimate experts say extreme heat in South Asia during the pre-monsoon season is becoming more frequent. The study found that extreme temperatures are now about 0.85 C hotter in the region because of global warming.
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