MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The outlet added the death toll in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the country's southeast has grown in recent days as average temperatures there averaged 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
Hundreds Dead In Indian Heat Wave http://t.co/nEd4hOeeQY pic.twitter.com/g0q8MeaAEg
— Warming Globe (@WarmingGlobeHub) May 25, 2015
"Temperatures will continue to rise for [the] next 4-5 days. There might be a slight change in temperatures after May 31," CNN-IBN quoted Meteorological Department Director Sharat Chandra Sahu as saying.
Most of the people being killed by India's heatwave are society's poorest: http://t.co/M8cOLdNl5j pic.twitter.com/09vcOE7sZn
— VICE News (@vicenews) May 25, 2015
The outlet said the state's Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered authorities to open relief centers where residents would be provided drinking water and butter milk.
500 reported dead as massive heat wave sweeps India. Temperatures reaching 48C (118F). http://t.co/NJ0YmJWpEl pic.twitter.com/05NUHpd6GD
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) May 25, 2015
Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) are normal in India between the months of March and June, the country's dry season, with April and May tending to be the hottest.
Over 500 die in Indian heatwave, with temperatures reaching up to 48C in Telangana, AP, Delhi http://t.co/ewZslPWLx1 pic.twitter.com/AThX1BpNAI
— Dr Fiona Lander (@fionalander) May 25, 2015
