IMD Issues Red Alert for Four UP Districts Amid Severe Heatwave; Delhi Under Orange Alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for some areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh while the country is in the grip of heat wave. The weather department in Lucknow has issued the "take action" alert for four districts.

Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are expected at a few locations of eastern Uttar Pradesh with warm nights during the same period. Now 4 districts, namely Banda, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot and Kaushambi are on red alert.

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Prayagraj had the highest temperature of 46.4 degrees Celsius while Banda had a temperature of 48 degrees Celsius across the country on Wednesday.

The reading in Hamirpur district was 46.2 degree Celsius and that in Jhansi was 45.9 degree Celsius. Moreover, thermal condition of some districts like Aligarh, Varanasi and Hardoi continued to be above 43 degree Celsius.

In the meantime, districts of Uttar Pradesh such as Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Mathura have issued an orange alert in view of the heatwave.

Dry winds, radiational heating to aggravate heat

The situation of Uttar Pradesh has worsened due to the absence of any weather system, clear skies, and dry weather, which have increased radiational heating, and subsidence of hot wind associated with an anticyclone over central India as per IMD Lucknow.

The weather office added that dry weather conditions are likely to continue across the state, accompanied by warm nights.

First case of heatstroke reported in Delhi amid Orange Alert.Heatstroke case reported for the first time in Delhi amid Orange Alert.

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The IMD has already issued a heat wave alert for Delhi, and days of high temperatures and warm nights are in store for the week.

The IMD, along with the heavy heat wave, has also forecast strong surface winds in the national capital.

In the midst of soaring temperatures in India's national capital, Delhi's first-ever heatstroke cases occurred.

The 24-year-old man, who was travelling in a train, was brought to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital and is in critical condition Thursday.

Police brought in another man Thursday morning who was unconscious with a very high temperature and the man was admitted to the hospital with a heatstroke case about 5 hours later, the hospital said.

Upon being admitted to the hospital, the man was immediately put on ventilator support and the doctors began ice-cold water immersion cooling, as quoted by hospital officials.

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