New Delhi: Delhi experienced the warmest night on Tuesday, in 12 years with the minimum temperature settling at 35.2 degrees Celsius, over eight notches above the season’s normal, the weather office said.
The previous warmest night recorded in the city was in June, 2012 when the minimum temperature settled at 34 degrees Celsius.
On Tuesday, Delhi recorded the warmest night of this season at 33.8 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of north India for the next 24 hours, said the India Meteorological Department. However, the conditions will gradually ease from Thursday, June 20, as a western disturbance approaches northwest India, it said.
Meanwhile, In the last 72 hours, the capital recorded five deaths due to severe heatwave conditions.
The five victims died of heatstroke in three hospitals including three in Ram Manohar Lohia (RML), and one each in Safdarjung and LNJP Hospital in the last 72 hours.
In the past 48 hours, around 23 people were admitted to RML hospital while 12 people were on ventilator support.
In total, the hospital has received around 50 cases, and seven people have died in total due to the scorching heat in Delhi.
According to Dr Ajay Shukla, Medical Superintendent of RML Hospital, 11 people were admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with heat stroke, the highest reported in a single day this season.
He said that since the beginning of the heatwave about a month or so ago at least 45 people have been admitted with heat-related ailments to date.
