Heat wave alerts in several parts of India as Northeast gets rain
by The Indian Express
The Indian Express— The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heat wave to severe heat wave conditions in parts of West Bengal and Odisha over the next five days. Heat wave conditions are also likely to prevail over Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, Konkan, parts of Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana, west Uttar Pradesh and coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in the upcoming five days. The weather department has also issued a heatwave alert for Maharashtra's Thane, Raigad districts and...
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