Kenny Stancil is senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project and a former staff writer for Common Dreams.
As parts of India endure a searing heatwave, hundreds of people have been hospitalized and more than 100 have died in two of the country's most populous states over the past several days.From last Thursday through Sunday, at least 68 people died in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh , and more than 40 people died in the neighboring state of Bihar. During that period, maximum temperatures in the region soared to between 43°C and 45°C , several degrees above average.
'So many people across the state have lost lives because of the carelessness of the state government,' said Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav. 'They should have warned the people about the heatwave. Not a single district hospital has been built in the last six years. Those who have lost their lives are poor farmers because they did not receive food, medicines, and treatment on time.
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