As many as 371 people died due to sunstroke during this summer in (new) Andhra Pradesh as severe heat conditions prevailed in the State.
The highest number of 127 sunstroke deaths were reported in Vizianagaram district, followed by Prakasam (69), East Godavari (47), Krishna (36), Srikakulam and Guntur (30 each), an ‘Action Taken Report on Heat Wave Conditions in 2014’ (as on June 19) from the revenue disaster management department said on Friday.
Severe heat conditions prevailed in Andhra Pradesh during this summer with maximum temperature levels hovering over 40 degrees celsius and the mercury levels came down considerably during the last few days with the onset of monsoon.The Government had issued instructions to all the collectors and other departments regarding preparedness during the summer to mitigate sunstroke deaths.