W Orissa under intense heat, respite in coastal areas

Bhubaneswar: Western Orissa continued to
reel under blistering heat with maximum temperature soaring
to 45.6 degree Celsius in Sambalpur today, though coastal
areas had a respite with fall in mercury.

While a maximum of 45.2 degrees was recorded at
Hirakud, areas like Jharsuguda and Titlagarh continued to boil
at 45 degrees, the Met office said.

The maximum temperature in Sundargarh was 44.5
degrees, while it was 44.3 degrees in Angul and 44.2 in
Balangir and Baripada.

People in capital Bhubaneswar had a slight respite
from the scorching heat as the mercury dropped to 40.2 degrees
from 41.2 yesterday.

There were 28 suspected sunstroke deaths in the state
this summer.

PTI