NEW DELHI: Mercury continued to soar today in major parts of the country with Odisha’s Titlagarh scorching at 48.5 degrees Celsius even as four districts in Assam were hit by the first wave of floods affecting around 45,000 people.
Titlagarh has been experiencing extreme heat for the past several days and today the town recorded its highest temperature for the month of April in the last 17 years.
“Titlagarh had crossed 50 degree Celsius mark in 2003 on June 5 when it posted 50.1 degrees Celsius. Also, for the month of April, it is the highest since 1999 when on April 30 that year the place had registered 48.1 degrees Celsius,” Director of Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar Sarat Sahu said.
The Odisha Government has confirmed four deaths due to sun stroke, however, the suspected casualty list in the state due to heat wave has grown from 79 to 88.
Bihar too continued to sizzle under intense heatwave even though mercury dipped marginally at several places, including in the capital town Patna.
Patna remained the hottest place in the State for the second day today with maximum temperature at 41.1 degrees Celsius against 43.3 degrees C yesterday, while Gaya recorded the highest day temperature at 41.1 degrees C. (AGENCIES)
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