A severe heat wave sweeping across the country, with temperatures of almost 44 C, has killed at least 80 people so far, officials said on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: With the mercury staying above normal, the heat wave continued unabated in many parts of the country on Friday. Sabarkantha district in Gujarat reeled at a high of 46.6 degrees Celsius.

Current observational tools like satellite sensors and ocean floats are inadequate to track roughly half of the heat believed to have built up on the earth in recent years, a new research says.

The mercury con tinued to soar in the city with the maximum temperature on Friday going up to 42.9 degrees Celsius, the highest for the season and also the hottest April 16 in the last five years. Last year, the maximum temperature on the day was 40 degrees Celsius. The bad news for the capital is that the

Delhiites faced the hottest day of the month with the mercury peaking over 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The maximum temperature was recorded at 42.3 degrees Celsius ie six degrees above normal. The maximum temperature raised by 1.1 degrees Celsius as compared to Wednesday's 41.2 degrees. On the other hand, the minimum temperature was recorded at 23.6 degrees, four degrees above normal level.

With the city reel ing under sever heat conditions, the power woes returned to haunt the people. The city on Thursday recorded the hottest day of the season with the mercury crossing the 42 degrees Celsius mark.

Intense heat wave swept across Madhya Pradesh with the state facing an impending potable water and power supply crises.

BHUBANESWAR: As the heatwave continued to grip Orissa, western and interior Orissa sizzled where the day temperature soared past 45.5 degree Celsius on Wednesday.

Both Titlagarh and Sambalpur recorded 45.5 degree Celsius whereas at Hirakud and Jharsuguda, mercury hovered about 45 C, the India Meteorological Department said.

Hyderabad, April 14: A weather bulletin put out by the Indian Meteorological Department has cautioned people from moving around in the scorching sun between 12 noon and 3 pm on Thursday and Friday, as temperatures are likely to remain high.

In Hyderabad, the mercury touched 42.8

TAMLUK: As the mercury level continues to rise and an unbearable heat wave continues to sweep across Midnapore East district, health department officials have come up with tips to help people deal with the rough weather.