Four die as north India burns

June 03, 2012 01:17 am | Updated July 11, 2016 11:24 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

The heat wave blazing in north India continued on Saturday, claiming 4 lives, even as parts of Uttar Pradesh and the national capital got mild showers.

Three persons died due to a heat stroke in Haryana's Ambala district, while a 38-year-old man succumbed to the scorching sun in U.P.'s Muzafarnagar.

Delhi continued to remain in the throes of the heat wave, with the maximum temperature settling at 44.2 degrees Celsius, even though some parts of the national capital received light rains.

The minimum in Delhi was recorded at 33.2 degrees Celsius.

Uttar Pradesh had to bear the brunt of the scorching sun, with Allahabad recording a maximum temperature of 47.7 degrees Celsius.

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