Churu, Sriganganagar sizzle at 49.2 deg C; two die in UP

May 21, 2016 20:07

Heat wave continued to sweep several parts of the country with both Churu and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan scorching at 49.2 degrees Celsius even as some regions of Bihar and Odisha received rainfall as cyclone Roanu made a landfall in Bangladesh.

Two persons were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district as strong winds and thunder showers hit several parts of the state. While one died in a tree fall incident the other was hit by lightning, police said.

Churu and Sriganganagar sizzled at 49.2 degrees Celsius followed by Kota where the mercury shot up to 47.3 degrees Celsius. Mercury in Rajasthan's Phalodi which had touched the 50 degrees Celsius mark for the last three days, today received received a slight respite as it dipped to 46 degrees Celsius. Bikaner and Jaisalmer recorded the maximum temperature of 46.7 and 44.7 degrees Celsius respectively.

Parts of Haryana and Punjab also reeled under intense heat wave conditions with Hisar scorching at 47.8 degrees Celsius. In Odisha, Bhawanipatna was hottest at 44 degrees Celsius followed by Titlagarh at 43.5 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said.

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