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The heat wave continues across the country. Chandrapur district of Maharashtra was the hottest in the country with 44.6 degrees on Sunday. Temperatures fell for the second consecutive day in Rajasthan on Sunday, but heatwave is expected for the next 2 days.
The mercury crossed 44 degrees in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, while there were 40 cities where the temperature was 40 degrees or more. While there was heavy rain in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram Arunachal Pradesh. The Meteorological Department has issued a storm alert in 23 states on Monday.
There is a possibility of storms in the north-eastern states of the country including Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal. Winds can blow at a speed of 60 km per hour in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
3 people died due to cloudburst in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. About 200 houses were damaged. Apart from this, National Highway 44 was closed in Udhampur. Schools in Kashmir Valley have been closed for a day. The Meteorological Department has predicted that similar weather may prevail in Jammu and Kashmir today.
The temperature in Rajasthan fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday. In such a situation, people got relief from the scorching heat. Here, there is a heat wave alert in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Bundi and Kota on 23 April. Churu was the hottest city in the state. The maximum temperature here was recorded at 42.2 degrees Celsius.
The heat has also increased in the cities of the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh along with Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and Gwalior-Chambal. On Sunday, the mercury in Sidhi crossed 44 degrees, while there were 40 cities where the temperature was 40 degrees or more. Here, the nights have also become hot along with the days.
