Only 97 of the world’s 100 hottest cities are from India! Mercury crossed 45 degrees, all records are being broken

Heat wave in India: In most parts of the country, people are currently in bad shape due to the heat. The situation is even worse in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. You can gauge the heat from the fact that on Friday afternoon, 97 Indian cities were included among the 100 hottest cities in the world. Due to intense heat in the northern, central and eastern parts of the country, the temperature had reached more than 45 degrees Celsius by noon.

According to AQI.in, as of 2:50 pm, most of the Indian cities were in the list of top-100 hottest cities in the world, with Odisha’s Balangir being the hottest place at 48°C. After this, Sasaram in Bihar was at 48°C and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh was at 47°C. Humidity levels in many cities remained between 6 to 8 percent, making the conditions ‘very hot’. Came in the category.

3 cities of Nepal included in top-100

Apart from India, only three cities of Nepal were different from the list of world’s top-100 hottest cities – Dhangarhi, which was at number 23, Nepalgunj, which was at number 34, and Lumbini Sankalp, which was at number 76, where the temperature was between 45°C and 46°C. Apart from these three Nepalese cities, all other places in the list were in India. In the list of top-100 hottest cities, Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh is at 26th place with 46°C, Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh is at 32nd place with 46°C, Patiala of Punjab is at 42nd place with 46°C, Warangal of Telangana is at 55th place with 46°C and Haridwar of Uttarakhand is at 56th place with 46°C. Remained.

Many cities of Rajasthan in the grip of heat

Apart from this, Sriganganagar of Rajasthan is at 62nd place with 45°C, Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh is at 64th place with 45°C, Dhanbad of Jharkhand is at 71st place with 45°C, Chandigarh is at 77th place with 45°C, Agra of Uttar Pradesh is at 90th place with 44°C, Bharatpur of Rajasthan is at 97th place with 44°C and Madhya Pradesh Singrauli stood at 100th place with 44°C.

Many cities of the country are in the grip of extreme heat.

Diseases increasing due to extreme heat

In a Reuters report, Andhra Pradesh Health Department According to the information given, more than 300 suspected cases of heat-related illnesses have been reported between the beginning of March and May. Andhra Pradesh recorded 325 suspected cases of heatstroke between March 1 and May 19, about a third of which have been reported since early May.

The report states that heatstroke, a condition caused by overheating of the body, medical emergency If not treated immediately, it can lead to confusion, dizziness, nausea, seizures, unconsciousness and organ failure.

Advice to stay at home from 11 to 4 pm

State officials have advised people to avoid going out between 11 am and 4 pm. People have been warned that heatwaves and extremely high temperatures peak during those hours. The India Meteorological Department has warned of ‘heatwave to extreme heatwave’ in Delhi and large parts of North India between May 22 and May 27. Estimated to walk.

Due to the scorching heat, long lines of patients suffering from diarrhea and dehydration have formed in hospitals in many parts of the country. At the same time, there have been reports of water shortage in the western state of Gujarat. This has come to light in the visuals of news agency ANI.

Advice to stay at home from 11 am to 4 pm.

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Banda of UP is the hottest till date

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains and 30 degrees Celsius in the hilly areas, and is 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius above normal, or when the maximum temperature reaches 45 degrees Celsius. According to media reports, the highest temperature so far this year was recorded at 48 degrees Celsius in Banda, Uttar Pradesh earlier this week.