SE India Heat Wave Kills About 230 in Past 5 Weeks

About 230 people have died since mid-April in a heat wave sweeping two southeast Indian states, officials said Saturday. More than 100 people have died from the brutal heat in Andhra Pradesh state in the last week, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, the state's top elected official, told reporters. In neighboring Telangana state, around 130 heat-related deaths have been reported since April 15, said Bhambal Ram Meena, a top state official. Day temperatures in Telangana's...

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