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Weather report: Andhra Pradesh records high temperatures, one reported dead

Update: 2020-05-24 10:19 IST
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As said earlier, the summers this year have been getting hot with huge hike in temperatures. With increasing temperatures day by day, people are in serious trouble with the condition of the elderly and children becoming worse. Temperatures are higher in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana than usual. Temperatures have reportedly increased to five to six degrees above normal in the Telugu states on Saturday.

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People are worried by daytime high temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius, which is affecting from seven o'clock in the morning. The weather department has asked the people to be careful. He said that a 900 m high surface trough from Madhya Pradesh to Telangana has been formed, with the impact of which the thunderstorms and winds are likely.

Temperatures are currently up to 6 degrees above normal. The highest temperature on Saturday was 47.2 degrees in E. Rajarampalli of Jagityal district and 47 degrees in Srirampur of Peddapalli district. While in Andhra Pradesh, the temperature in Kasumuri of Nellore district is 47.5 degrees on Saturday, 47 degrees in the Prakasam district and 47 degrees in the Kurnool district. A similar situation exists in the cities of Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada. The people were in trouble with a severe surge. Experts suggest that the vehicles that carry sanitisers should be cautious as the sun is intense.

Meanwhile, two people lost their lives due to sun stroke in Prakasam district. Kasukurti Kotaiah (72) of Ambedkar Nagar, Ponnaluru of Prakasam district, has died of sun stroke. On Saturday afternoon, he was unable to cope with the with heat and was in serious condition, lost his life before being taken to hospital by family members.  

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