Respite after Indian heatwave kills 1,400
No new deaths were reported yesterday in the worst-affected southern state of Andhra Pradesh, which alone accounted for 1,317 deaths, said State Relief Commissioner DC Roshaiah.
Other deaths have been reported in the northern and eastern parts of the country, including an Australian woman who died on Saturday of heat stroke while travelling on a crowded train in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Press Trust of India news agency said.
