Heatstroke kills 14 Indians in one day: state government
International Desk
At least 14 people in India's Bihar state died from heatstroke in a single day this week, a government press release said Friday, after abnormally high temperatures scorched much of the country.
"As per information received so far, a total of 14 persons succumbed to death due to heat stroke on Thursday," the Bihar state disaster management department said.
The High Court in the western state of Rajasthan, which has suffered through some of the hottest weather in recent days, said authorities had failed to take appropriate steps to protect the public from the heat.
"Due to extreme weather conditions in the form of (the) heatwave, hundreds of people have lost their lives this month," the court said Thursday, before the deaths in Bihar were announced.
"We do not have a planet B which we can move onto... If we do not take strict action now, we will lose the chance of seeing our future generations flourish forever."
The court directed the state government to set up compensation funds for relatives of any person who dies as a result of heat ailments.
