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Monday, 22 June 2015

India heat wave kills 2,330 people as millions wait for rain

June 2, 2015

(CNN)- The heat wave gripping India has killed 2,330 people, officials announced on Tuesday, as meteorologists warned that monsoon rains could still be days away.

The worst-hit state was Andhra Pradesh on the country's southeast coast, where 42 people have died in the past 24 hours. The total toll in that state is now 1,719, according to K. Dhananjaya Reddy, director of the state's disaster management.

At least 585 have died in the neighboring landlocked state of Telangana, and 26 in Odisha, farther north.

Temperatures hit a high of 48 degrees Celsius in some cities last week -- that's 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Find more at:

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/01/asia/india-heat-wave-deaths/

A road melts near Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi on May 24.

World Environment Day: Air pollution jumps to number 5 spot among top killers, says report

AERIS 03:19

Twelve years ago, the Supreme Court (SC) had identified 16 cities where air pollution was high and respirable particulate matter had exceeded permissible limits. -

Air pollution has jumped to the number five spot among the top killers, according to India specific data released by the Global Burden of Disease, which stated that it had caused over six lakh deaths in 2010. While another Environment Day will be observed on June 5, experts have raised issues whether adequate awareness had been created and measures taken to protect nature.

Find more:

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/yet-another-environment-day-but-deadlyair-rules/