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Bihar heatwave claims 17 more lives, toll hits 61

-The Times of India

PATNA/ NAWADA/ AURANGABAD: Heatwave in Bihar claimed 17 more lives on Sunday, taking the death toll to 61. Sunday's deaths were also reported from the same three districts of the state - Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada - that had witnessed 44 fatalities till Saturday midnight. TOI had reported 30 deaths till 11pm on Saturday.

Aurangabad reported the highest number of deaths at 30 followed by 20 in Gaya and 11 in Nawada since Saturday. The figures were confirmed by state disaster management department principal secretary Pratyaya Amrit.

"Postmortem reports in most cases have confirmed heatwave as the cause of death. We are keeping a close watch on the situation. We have also issued an advisory to all district magistrates," Pratyaya told TOI on Sunday.

Gaya DM Abhishek Singh said most of the heatstroke victims were either brought dead or succumbed during treatment at the Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH). Currently, 14 patients were under treatment for heat-related ailments at the hospital, Singh added.

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