Indian elections under the influence of deadly heat; Branch employees died!
| The continuous increase in temperature and extreme heat in India led to the death of at least 33 people. |
report Mehr News Agency, according to the Associated Press, at least 33 people, including election branch officials, died on duty due to the increase in air temperature in India.
The country’s authorities have said that the heat wave is likely to continue until the end of today. India is going through a hot and exhausting summer. This week, the temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius was recorded in some parts of New Delhi, the capital of this country.
Although the temperature is expected to decrease in the north-west and central India in the next few days, the eastern part of the country is likely to continue with heat wave for the next two days. will struggle.
According to the authorities, 14 people died in Bahar state, including 10 polling station officials involved in the organization of the seventh phase of the country’s national elections, which is currently underway. .
In Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India, at least 9 employees of polling stations, including security guards, died due to heatstroke.
Billions of people across Asia are struggling with rising temperatures. Scientists say that this increase in temperature has intensified under the influence of human-made climate changes. In India’s neighboring country, Pakistan, an increase in forest fires has also been reported due to the increase in air temperature.
