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India: Death Toll from Heat Wave Tops 1,400

HeadlineMay 28, 2015

The death toll from a heat wave in India has topped 1,400 with scorching heat expected to continue. In the hardest-hit southern state of Andhra Pradesh, temperatures hit 47 degrees Celsius — or 117 degrees Fahrenheit — while the death toll topped 1,000 in that state alone.

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