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Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day • FRANCE 24 English


At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country. While there have been reports of multiple deaths from the intense heat wave – with temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in many places – the dozens of staff dying in one day marks an especially grim toll. FRANCE 24’s Pavni Mittal reports.

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