Woman, 43, dies of heatstroke
Gurugram, May 30
With the mercury soaring above 49°C for the second consecutive day, Haryana reported its first death from heatwave today. A 43-year-old woman, Anguri Devi, was found dead on a road in Madhogarh village of Mahendragarh today.
She had left home to visit her daughter but never reached there. In a police complaint, her family members said she had suffered a heatstroke. The Satnali Police SHO said, “The post-mortem report confirmed her death owing to extreme heatwave.” However, Chief Medical Officer Dr Ram Chnader said he had no information about it. The temperature in Mahendragarh had touched 49°C yesterday. Two other suspected deaths were reported from Faridabad. However, the CMO could not confirm it.
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