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India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/01/india/india-scorching-heat-climate-crisis-intl-hnk/index.html
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Dozens of people run to the truck, some even climbing on top of it to throw pipes in, pushing in to get their containers filled with water.
As record heat grips northern India, the Delhi government has been forced to ration these free water deliveries.
“The mortality rate of heatstroke is very, very high, it is close to 60% to 80%,” Dr Ajay Shukla, medical superintendent of the hospital, told CNN.
Most of the hospital’s heatstroke patients are from poorer communities, where working people have no choice but to spend long stretches out in the summer sun.
Northwest and central India have been experiencing maximum temperatures above 42 degrees Celsius with some towns even crossing the 50-degree mark, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
“This alarming spike in temperatures underscores the urgent need for robust adaptation strategies and proactive measures in India and the region to protect lives and livelihoods, especially among vulnerable populations, from the devastating health effects of such intense heat,” said Aamer, who researches climate vulnerabilities in South Asia.
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