Temperatures have exceeded 45°C in the country, which has been suffering a succession of heat waves for several weeks.
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At least thirty-three Indian election officials died due to the heat on the last day of national elections, Saturday June 1 in the state of Uttar Pradesh (north of the country) alone, an electoral official said. This comes as part of India is experiencing a succession of exceptional heat waves.
Many deaths have been reported in the country following these intense heat waves, with temperatures above 45°C. But the death of several dozen agents in a single day represents a particularly high toll. In another incident, in Ballia, in the same state, a man queuing to vote lost consciousness and died.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), temperatures in Jhansi in the state of Uttar Pradesh reached 46.9°C. “Financial compensation of 1.5 million rupees [16 500 euros] swill be paid to the families of the deceased”, Navdeep Rinwa, chief electoral officer in the state, said on Sunday.
