66 die of sunstroke in Telangana

HYDERABAD: With the temperature breaching the 40 degree mark in several areas in Telangana, as many as 66 people have died of a sunstroke in the state. An official release said the region's largest district, Mahabubnagar accounted for the highest number of 28 deaths, followed by Medak (11), Nizamabad (7), Khammam and Karimnagar (5 each), Adilabad and Warangal (4 each) and Nalgonda (2). Telangana has been enduring high temperatures for several days now with the highest maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius recorded at Nalgonda. The Meteorological office said Hyderabad and other towns in the state have also witnessed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius.