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Odisha: 20 confirmed dead due to sunstroke
Updated On: 04 June, 2024 07:33 AM IST | Bhubaneswar | Agencies
The deaths were mostly reported from Bolangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Sundergarh and Balasore districts, officials said
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Homeless people are seen resting under a flyover on the banks of river Yamuna to shield themselves from the sun. Pic/PTI
Twenty people died due to sunstroke in Odisha over the last three days as the state was reeling under intense heatwave conditions, an official statement said.
Since Friday, a total of 99 suspected sunstroke deaths were reported by different districts. After post-mortem and inquiry, 20 were confirmed as sunstroke deaths, while two deaths happened due to other causes, said the statement issued by the state’s Special Relief Commission.
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