mona Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Blistering heatwave sweeping India kills at least 1,100More than 900 have died in the state of Andhra Pradesh since May 18 as the heatwave kills double the number of heat-related deaths last year .An Indian vendor drinks water as he waits for customers near a traditional wooden sugarcane juice extractor, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India More than 1,100 people have died in a blistering heatwave sweeping India, authorities said on Wednesday, as forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue.Southern India has borne the brunt of the hot, dry conditions and many of the victims are construction workers, elderly or homeless people unable to heed official advice to stay indoors.In the worst-hit state of Andhra Pradesh nearly 900 people have died since May 18 - double the total number of heat-related deaths last summer, authorities said.Dhanraj, 17, gets medical treatment in Jai Prakash Narayan hospital after suffering sunstroke and severe dehydration in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India, In neighbouring Telangana, where temperatures hit 118F (48C) over the weekend, more than 200 people have died in the last week compared to 31 in the whole of last year.In New Delhi, forecasters said they expected the high temperatures to continue into next week - adding to the misery of the thousands of poor living on the capital's streets with little shelter from the hot sun.Residents of Gurgaon - a high-rise satellite city that is home to many of the capital's workers - suffered power cuts of up to 10 hours a day as the electricity grid struggled to cope with the demand from millions of air conditioners."Nothing is working - even after taking half a dozen baths a day, you can't beat the heat," 34-year-old shop owner Manish Singh told AFP in Gurgaon."We try to spend more time indoors to avoid heatstroke. It's worse than previous years - we hardly get any electricity and the air conditioners become useless."Sheep cross a parched area of a dried-up pond on a hot summer day on the outskirts of New Delhi, India More than 9,700 people died between 2004 to 2013 due to heat strokes, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).The NCRB shows in 2012 nearly 1,250 people died across India, while scorching temperatures killed more than 1,200 people the following year.India's power industry has long struggled to meet rapidly rising demand in Asia's third-largest economy, which is plagued by poorly-maintained transmission lines and overloaded grids.The streets of Gurgaon were largely deserted on Wednesday, while the few people brave enough to venture outdoors covered their heads to protect them from the strong sun.Sugarcane juice stalls were doing a brisk trade as construction workers and rickshaw pullers desperately tried to quench their thirst. Elsewhere volunteers were giving out cold drinks to motorists stuck in traffic.Brahma Prakash Yadav, director of the Indian meteorological department, said top temperatures in the capital would remain around 113f (45C) - the national benchmark for a heatwave."Maximum temperatures won't fall substantially. However, major relief can be expected from June 2 as there are indications of good showers," he said.An Indian electrical official inspects equipment at a power grid station in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi Hospitals in the worst-affected states were on alert to treat victims of heatstroke and authorities advised people to stay indoors and drink plenty of water.Hundreds of people - mainly from the poorest sections of society - die at the height of summer every year across India, while tens of thousands suffer power cuts from an overburdened electricity grid.Forty-three were reported to have died in the eastern state of Orissa, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.Another 13 succumbed to the heat in neighbouring West Bengal, where unions urged drivers to stay off the roads during the day.One person was killed in neighbouring Maharashtra, where authorities said they did not expect conditions to improve until the arrival of monsoon rains in June, while PTI reported that seven more died in adjacent Gujarat.The Hindustan Times newspaper warned that some of the hot, dry conditions could plunge the worst-affected states into drought before monsoon rains arrive.The monsoon is forecast to hit the southern state of Kerala towards the end of this month before sweeping across the country, but it will be weeks before the rains reach the arid plains. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Photo Gallery part 1Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of India in an extreme heat wave. Lying in the shade and splashing into rivers, Indians are doing whatever they can to stay cool during a brutal heat wave that has killed more than 1,400 in the past month.Above: Road markings appear distorted as the asphalt starts to melt due to the high temperature in New Delhi An Indian commuter uses the train water pipes to bath at railway station in Allahabad Indian rickshaw pullers sleep in their rickshaws on a hot summer day in New Delhi People play in a water pool at Jalavihar water park in Hyderabad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nothing can possibly affect one particular Indian - for him, it is business . . . . . . . . as usual:-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Photo Gallery part 2 A woman walks along the road with her face covered to protect herself from sun stroke in Chandigarh Men sleep on a temporary shade built over a drain in New Delhi A monkey drinks water from a tap on a hot afternoon in Jammu A man takes a nap on his stall of soft drinks in New Delhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nothing can possibly affect one particular Indian - for him, it is business . . . . . . . . as usual:--LOL :lol: :naughty: :lmao:Is he still keeping you busy with his rooted smartphone ?Maybe Assam is heatwave - free ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Photo Gallery part 3 Boys sit in a plastic container filled with water as they cool themselves next to a borewell on farmland on the outskirts of Ahmedabad Indian labourers assemble air coolers for sale as temperature rises in New Delhi Indian motorcyclists are covered up to protect themselves against the scorching heatwave in Bhopal A man sleeps under the shade of a tree at a public park in New Delhi A caretaker of Rajlaxshmi, a female elephant, sprays water to keep her cool inside a zoological park in New Delhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nothing can possibly affect one particular Indian - for him, it is business . . . . . . . . as usual:--LOL :lol: :naughty: :lmao:Is he still keeping you busy with his rooted smartphone ?Maybe Assam is heatwave - free ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nothing can possibly affect one particular Indian - for him, it is business . . . . . . . . as usual:--LOL :lol: :naughty: :lmao:Is he still keeping you busy with his rooted smartphone ?Maybe Assam is heatwave - free ?Need to ask Rudrax directly .....Hello Rudrax,How about weather in Assam ? Are you experiencing those terrible heatwaves too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudrax Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Actually dcs18 is feeling the heat between his ass cheeks because of me and my smartphone. So wherever he goes, never forgets me and my phone :spank:As for weather in Assam, it's like early monsoon here. It's been raining almost continuously since a week.@dcs18, go get some ice :tooth:@mona, help him :duh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 On a more serious note - yes, the heat out here is scorching (have not ventured out - been looking after my Mom, after she broke her hip and arm.)The monsoons are almost upon us - predicted to arrive a bit earlier, this year (then, it would be time for us to start bitching about the drab weather.) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 On a more serious note - yes, the heat out here is scorching (have not ventured out - been looking after my Mom, after she broke her hip and arm.)The monsoons are almost upon us - predicted to arrive a bit earlier, this year (then, it would be time for us to start bitching about the drab weather.) :PBesides location in dalvik-cache, may I ask you what part of India are you talking about / live in ? B)And BTW : How is your mother now ? :injured:My mother 2x broke her hip : the right one - first, and after few years - the left one. So I know what are you undergoing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 On a more serious note - yes, the heat out here is scorching (have not ventured out - been looking after my Mom, after she broke her hip and arm.)The monsoons are almost upon us - predicted to arrive a bit earlier, this year (then, it would be time for us to start bitching about the drab weather.) :PBesides location in dalvik-cache, may I ask you what part of India are you talking about / live in ? B)And BTW : How is your mother now ? :injured:My mother 2x broke her hip : the right one - first, and after few years - the left one. So I know what are you undergoing now. I am from Mumbai (previously Bombay.)Today, my Mom will be completing exactly 2 months (since her accidental fall) - she is fine and walking normally after her bi-polar operation (I am just fussing over her - prohibiting her from going out.) :PTomorrow she is going to be set loose - a free bird. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 I am from Mumbai (previously Bombay.) Today, my Mom will be completing exactly 2 months (since her accidental fall) - she is fine and walking normally after her bi-polar operation (I am just fussing over her - prohibiting her from going out.) :PTomorrow she is going to be set loose - a free bird. ^_^Mumbai (Bombay) was the first place I saw in India when visiting your country a couple years ago. Spent 4 days there before leaving for Goa and the rest of the Indian East coast (on the way to Sri Lanka).As to your mother : I understand that you are prohibiting her from going out because of the heatwave only. Other than that don't discourage her from moving around. Being active plays huge role in proper rehabilitation. I hope you are aware of that.Wish your mother all the best from all nSaners. :showoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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