Toll in sunstroke, storm rises to 41

The death toll in a heat wave sweeping Orissa has risen to 41, says an official.

The death toll in a heat wave sweeping Orissa has risen to 41, an official said on Sunday.

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While 37 people have died of sunstroke across the state since March 17, four people were killed in Balasore district on Saturday after a thunder squall, revenue control room official DN Sahu told IANS.

The squall has also injured dozens of people, uprooted a large number of trees and damaged property, she said.

On Saturday, Sundergarh record the maximum temperature of 45.5 degrees Celsius and Bhubaneswar 40.5 degrees.