RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 16 : India - Heat Wave

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Situation Update No. 16 Posted:2016-04-05, 03:00:55 [UTC] Ref.no.: HT-20160405-52798-IND Situation Update No. 16 On 2016-04-29 at 13:49:00 [UTC] Event: Heat Wave Location: States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha MultiStates India Number of Deads: 300 person(s) Number of Injured: 0 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 0 person(s) Number of Infected: 0 person(s) Situation: A sizzling heat wave has claimed more than 300 lives in India, and officials have forbidden daytime cooking in some areas to prevent fires that have killed nearly 80 others. The eastern state of Bihar banned cooking between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. after accidental fires exacerbated by dry, hot and windy weather swept through shantytowns and thatched-roof houses in villages and killed 79 people. People are also barred from burning spent crops or holding fire rituals as part of Hindu religious practice. Disaster management official Vyas, who goes by one name, said Friday that anyone who violates the orders could face up to a year in jail. At least 300 people have died of heat-related illness this month, as more than 330 million are also struggling with severe drought. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu