Nearly 100 people die as India struggles with sweltering heatwave

Some 300 patients had been admitted to Ballia district hospital for ailments aggravated by heat over the past three days, a medical officer said (AP)

At least 96 people have died in two of India’s most populous states over recent days as swaths of the country were hit by a heatwave, officials have said.

The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar where authorities warned residents aged over 60 and others suffering various vulnerabilities to stay indoors during the daytime.