Details of Disaster Information
| India : Heat Wave : 2002/05/15 | |
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| Duration | 2002/05/15 |
| Country or District |
India |
| Name | Heat Wave |
| Outline | A heatwave has killed at least 178 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the toll is expected to rise.The temperature in the worst-hit district along the Bay of Bengal coast has hit a high of 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent days compared with an average temperature of 40 to 45 Celsius. |
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| Personal Injury | Material Damage | Others |
| yahoo!singapore news 2002/05/23 | ||
| Dead: 1200 people |
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| CNN News 2002/05/17 | ||
| Dead: 622 people (101 people in Krishna district) (109 people in the West Godavari district) |
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