Hyderabad: Escalating temperature has taken its toll on the residents of Telangana. Around 66 people have lost their lives due to sunstroke.
As per the figure released by the Telangana Government, majority of the deaths has taken place in Mahabubnagar, where 28 people lost their lives.
At least two people have been killed in Nalgonda, five in Khammam, 28 in Mahabubnagar, five in Karimnagar, 11 in Medak, four in Adilabad, seven in Nizamabad and four in Warangal respectively.
However, no deaths have been recorded in Hyderabad and Rangareddy.
The figure is just an indication of the impending situation which will clamp down on Telanagana owing to an increase in temperature in the coming days, said the Meteorological Department.
Around 2,500 people had lost their lives in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana last year due to heat wave.
