Expressbuzz, April 26, 2009
BHUBANESWAR: The State continued to reel under a grim heatwave as the mercury hovered above 40 degree Celsius across large parts. The number of suspected sunstroke deaths rose to 40 with report of one more death reaching from Balasore today, the Revenue Control Room said.
Temperature fell at some places, though they were all above normal. Sundargarh recorded 44 degree Celsius even as the western and coal belt of Angul-Talcher boiled all day.
In the Capital, there was marginal relief as the temperature dropped by two degrees today. Places that recorded 40-plus degree included Titlagarh (43.2), Malkangiri (43.2), Sambalpur (43.8), Hirakud (42.3), Jharsuguda (42.8), Angul (42.7), Bhawanipatna (42.6) and Cuttack (40.1).
The Met office said the heatwave conditions are likely to prevail for next 24 hours and there is little likelihood of any immediate relief unless thundershowers occur which are a regular phenomenon in this part of the country.
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