India's Hot Heat: 15 Dead In 24 Hours, New Delhi Temperature Reaches 52.9 Celsius

Illustration. The pungent temperature in the summer has an impact on health. (Unsplash-Jackson David)

JAKARTA - At least 15 people have died in the last 24 hours due to India's pungent heat wave in the eastern part.

Authorities in India said the death toll came from the Bihar and Odisha regions.

As many as 10 people died based on reports from government hospitals in the Rourkela area, Odisha. While the other five are from Aurangabad City in Bihar.

"About seven more people died on their way to the hospital yesterday, but the exact cause of death will only be known after an autopsy," Aurangabad District Official Shrikant Shastree told Reuters on Friday, May 31,.

India is indeed experiencing a hot summer. Even the temperature in the Indian capital, New Delhi, was recorded at 52.9 degrees Celsius this week.

In Delhi, the strong heat causes wild birds and monkeys to faint or fall ill. Zoos in Delhi rely on pools and sprinklers to suppress the temperature and impact on 1,200 animals.

The Department of Meteorology of India (IMD) said temperatures in northwest and central India are expected to fall, but heat waves in eastern India are likely to continue for the next two days.

The Odisha government has appealed to its citizens, including workers, to move outdoors from 11.00 to 15.00 when the temperature peaks.