Mercury soars record high,many places witness around 47 degree,one more death

Correspondent, Gandhinagar

Even as the mercury today soared further to a record over 47 degree Celsius at many places in Gujarat with Kandla Airport recording the highest temperature of 48.4 while Surendranagar 47.8 and Ahmedabad 46.9 also seeing a likely all time high for this period of summer, the met department issued fresh warning of ‘severe heat wave conditions for tomorrow as well.

One more person reportedly died of heat stroke in Rajkot today taking the total toll of such deaths in the state this summer to nine. The body of a 50 year old unidentified man was found lying near the main gate of Saurashtra University in Rajkot. The Gandhigram police rushed him to the civil hospital where he died. Earlier five people have died in Kutch district, two in Ahmedabad and one in Bhavnagar owing to heat stroke.

The merciless sun virtually turned many places in to a hot chamber forcing people to remain indoors during the noon.

Ahmedabad with maximum temperature of almost 47 (46.9) has created a record for this period of summer.

The met department warning for tomorrow read, ‘ SEVERE HEAT WAVE CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY TO PREVAIL IN PARTS OF NORTH GUJARAT REGION & KUTCH. HEAT WAVE CONDITIONS MOST LIKELY TO PREVAIL IN PARTS OF SOUTH GUJARAT REGION AND SAURASHTRA.” Meanwhile the red level warning of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation remained in force with at least eight patients of heat stroke admitted in AMC run VS hospital in the city.

The met department however has lessened the warning for only heat wave for May 20.

Maximum temperatures at various place in degree Celsius today was as following-

Ahmedabad 46.9, Deesa 46.7, Vadodara 44.6, Rajkot 45.7, Bhavnagar 42.6, Surat 37.4 Bhuj 45.6, Surendranagar 47.8, New Kandla (Airport) 48.4, Idar 47.6, Amreli 46.6 Gandhinagar 47.0 V V Nagar 44.8.

– DeshGujarat