Odisha reports first sunstroke death; mercury level crosses 44 degC
With Odisha reeling under intense heatwave conditions over the last few days, the state has reported the season's first sunstroke death, officials said on Friday. Sixty-two-year-old Laxmikanta Sahu of Maheshpur in Balasore district died due to sunstroke on April 15. This was the first sunstroke death this summer, an official at the Special Relief Commissioner's office said.