Heat wave death toll exceeds 700 in India
Over 700 people have died from sunstroke across two southern Indian states amid exceedingly high temperatures, local media reported Tuesday, according to Sputnik.
The outlet added the death toll in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the country's southeast has grown in recent days as average temperatures there averaged 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
"Temperatures will continue to rise for [the] next 4-5 days. There might be a slight change in temperatures after May 31," CNN-IBN quoted Meteorological Department Director Sharat Chandra Sahu as saying.
The outlet said the state's Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered authorities to open relief centers where residents would be provided drinking water and butter milk.