Heatwave Crisis: Hospitals Overwhelmed and Death Toll Rises in Northern India
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A heat wave in northern India has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity, and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170. In the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, 119 people have died from heat-related illnesses over the last several days while neighboring Bihar state reported 47 fatalities. Climate experts say that heat waves will continue and India needs to prepare better to deal with their consequences.
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- India heatwave: Medical facilities under strain Al Jazeera English
- Scores die in northern India as heat wave scorches region New York Post
- 14 deaths in UP & 7 in Bihar take heatwave toll past 100 Times of India
- Heatwave needs a swift response Hindustan Times
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