Day temperatures soared in western Odisha today after two days of relatively lower temperatures caused by the hailstorm induced rain in the state even as 14 people have lost their lives due to sunstroke so far.
The number of alleged sunstroke death cases has increased to 140 of which 14, up by one since Saturday, have been confirmed as heat-related ones, a report from the office of the special relief commissioner said.
Coal town of Talcher was the hottest place in the state at 44.6 degree celsius, while in Jharsuguda it was 44.3 C, 44.2 degress in Bhawanipatna and Bolangir and 44.1 degrees C in Angul, the Met officer here said.
Five places recorded temperature at or above 43 degree C. They were Baripada at 43.6 degrees c, Titlagarh at 43.5 degrees c, Keonjhar at 43.3 degrees c, Hirakud at 43.1 degrees c and Sambalpur 43 degrees c.
The maximum temperature in Bhubaneswar today was 40.1 degree C against 44 degree celsius yesterday, it said adding that relative humidity at 86 per cent cause lot of sweating.
