India Heat Wave 2015: Death Toll Rises

On Friday, the exact number of death was 1,826. According to the Associated Press, meteorological officials called the heat wave "severe." They warned the public that it would continue for at least two days across the South Asian country from Tamil Nadu in the south to the Himalayan foothill state of Himachal Pradesh.

In southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, there were 100 people dead due to heat-related conditions including dehydration and heat stroke. These two areas' temperatures hovered at about 109 degrees Fahrenheit.

There was a scarcity of water in some areas even though there were thousands of water tankers delivered to supply more than 4,000 villages in the central state of Maharashtra, according to state officials. To survive the intense heat, some people across India were plunging into rivers, staying in the shade and drinking a lot of water to avoid dehydration. The country also faces scorched crops problems and there were dying wildlife reported as some of them succumb to thirst.

On Saturday, the daytime temperatures hovered between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius (104 and 113 degrees Fahrenheit) in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana after the temperatures of the two states soared 48 C (118 F) earlier in the week. On Sunday, a strong thunderstorm brought some relief from the stifling heat to Anantapur, a town in Andhra Pradesh. However, the thunderstorm uprooted some trees and electricity poles that led into power shut down in some areas. People who lived in Telangana also heaved a sigh of relief as the rain came, which recorded 1 centimetre of water.

Although some states found relief from heat wave, four districts Guntur, Krishna and East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh, and Nalgonda in Telangana were still in a grip of heat wave. The meteorological department said people who live in the four districts would likely get some relief in the next 24 hours due to rain in nearby areas.