Soaring temperatures and heat waves hits normal life

The rise in temperatures in both Telugu states crippled normal life of people.

Heat waves have claimed 225 lives so far, in Telangana and AP including 78 in AP and 147 in Telangana. The daily wage labourers, petty traders and people living on streets are the worst-hit.

Heat wave conditions have been sweeping the state the past four days with all ten districts recording day temperatures of at least 42 degrees Celsius. Hyderabad on Friday at 9 showed 35 degress and by 9:30 went upto 44 degrees. The maximum on Thursday was 46 in some parts of Hyderabad.

Nizamabad, Nalgonda and Ramagundem sizzled at 47 degrees at 9:30 on Friday. Meanwhile, the Met Centre at Hyderabad has issued heat wave warning in the state for the next three days.
Meteorological department officials have attributed the rise in day temperatures to the dry north-western and northern winds. Officials have suggested people to stay at much at the maximun. Telangana government gave permission to restaurents and Hotels to run till midnight.
The heat wave had claimed over 1,000 lives in the undivided  Andhra Pradesh during 2013 while more than 200 people died last year. The heat wave conditions have hit the normal life in the state. The streets in most towns and cities were deserted as people preferred to remain indoors to escape the sweltering heat. The cool drink shops, sugarcane and other fruit juice vendors and coconut sellers have been doing brisk business.