Heatwave sweeps Odisha as 32 places record temperature above 40°C, Baripada hottest with 44.8°C

Bhubaneswar: Heatwaves continue to sweep Odisha as 32 places recorded temperature above 40 degree Celsius while Baripada turning out to be hottest place with 44.8 degrees.

The data given by the regional centre of the IMD in the evening bulletin showed that mercury touched the 44°C mark in four other places, apart from Baripada. They are Angul (44.3°C), Boudh (44.1°C), Talcher (44 °C), and Bhawanipatna (44.3°).

As many as eight places also witnessed temperature of 43 degrees or more. They are Titlagarh (43.5), Dhenkanal (43.2), Bhawanipatna (43), Nayagarh (43), Malkangiri (43), Balangir (43), Keonjhar (43) and Nuapada (43).

Meanwhile, districts like Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Boudh, Angul, Cuttack and Nayagarh have been issued red alert for heatwave to severe heatwave.

The weather department also predicted that thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur over the districts of Malkanagiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Kalahandi, Balangir and Puri.

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