A woman quenches her thirst. (Express Photo by Santosh Parab)
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said severe heat wave conditions are very likely to prevail over some parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana and in isolated pockets over East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal.
According to weather predictions, light rains accompanied with thunderstorm is likely over the weekend in Delhi, which may bring some respite to Delhiites from the searing temperatures that touched 43 degrees Celsius on Friday.
Meanwhile, the death toll in Odisha due to Cyclone Fani mounted to 43 on Saturday. A number of people staged a road blockade and assaulted a state official in protest against water shortage and power cuts in the coastal belt ravaged by the severe storm a week ago. According to an official, two fresh deaths have been reported in Cuttack and Khurda districts of the state.
A Lady takes an umbrella to save herself from the heat in New Delhi on Tuesday. EXPRESS PHOTO BY PRAVEEN KHANNA 23 04 2019.
The death toll in Odisha due to Cyclone Fani mounted to 43 on Saturday, even as people staged a road blockade and assaulted a state official in protest against water shortage and power cuts in the coastal belt ravaged by the severe storm a week ago. According to an official, two fresh deaths have been reported in Cuttack and Khurda districts of the state.
While the state government claimed to have restored power and drinking water supplies in urban pockets of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur and Cuttack districts, people Saturday blocked roads connecting Paradip and Cuttack, and the national highway linking Bhubaneswar with Puri, alleging lack of basic amenities. (PTI)
Heavy traffic jam after hailstorm in Dhali, Chharabra and Mashobra areas of Shimla.
Downed power lines and water scarcity remained elusive in most cyclone-ravaged areas of coastal Odisha for the eighth day in a row despite the government’s efforts to give restoration a push. Urging to press for quick action, anguished residents staged protests in several places. Exactly a week ago, the ‘extremely severe’ cyclone Fani made its landfall near Puri affecting more than 1.5 crore people in 14 districts and destroying all power infrastructure and telecommunication. Read more...
Light rains Saturday provided respite to Jammu residents who were reeling under the scorching heat for the past week.
The meteorological department has forecast light rain or thundershowers at many places in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours.
Jammu, the winter capital of the state, had experienced the season's highest day and night temperature on May 9 with a high of 40.1 degrees Celsius and a low of 25.5 degrees Celsius, which was 3.3 notches and 2.5 notches above season's average, respectively.
Delhiites are likely to get some relief from the scorching heat on Saturday as the weatherman has forecast light rains. The minimum temperature was recorded at 24.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average while the maximum is likely to settle at 40 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said.