India weather: Bihar man dies of heat stroke in Delhi; 'Orange Alert' issued for Thursday

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Alert in Delhi for May 30 (Thursday) as temperatures are expected to come down. Notably, on Wednesday (May 29), the mercury touched the 52 degrees Celsius mark, breaking previous records.

The head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, Kuldeep Srivastava told ANI the Met department has issued an orange alert for Thursday as temperatures are expected to dip owing to western disturbances. Thunderstorms and light rains are also on the cards for Delhi and the NCR on Thursday.

According to the IMD, the maximum temperature is expected to be 45°C which is 2-3 degrees less than the red alert that was issued on Wednesday when temperatures crossed the 45°C threshold.

Scattered rain showers were also reported from parts of Delhi.

While an Orange Alert is also considered quite high, the news of a dip in temperatures itself comes as a relief for Delhiites.

Delhi records first fatality due to the heatwave

Meanwhile, a labourer from Bihar became the first person to succumb to the heatwave in Delhi. The 40-year-old died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Wednesday after being admitted to the hospital on Monday night following a heatstroke.

Authorities said that the man lived in a room without a fan or cooler and his body temperature crossed the 107 degrees Celsius mark.

Temperatures cross 52 degrees Celsius in Delhi

The Indian capital recorded the highest-ever temperature the country has experienced at 52.3 degrees Celsius, on Wednesday (May 29) afternoon. It was recorded at the Mungeshpur weather station. M Mohapatra, Director General of the IMD said they would run a check to ensure that the automatic weather sensor in Mungeshpur is functioning properly.

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On Tuesday, Mungeshpur and Narela recorded temperatures at roughly around 50 degrees.

The IMD has asked people to take necessary precautions to avoid getting a heat stroke due to the extreme temperatures.

(With inputs from agencies)