The severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in Telangana, with 22 people across the state succumbing to rising temperatures on Thursday alone. The scorching heat has turned several districts into veritable furnaces, sparking widespread alarm among both health officials and the general public.
The situation was particularly alarming in the region comprising the erstwhile Warangal district, where nine people died in a single day due to heatstroke-related ailments.
In Mahabubabad district, the victims included Kesa Lachamma (89) from Kotha Irsulapuram village in Bayyaram Mandal; Gugulothu Amrutha (54), a female farmer from Hanuman Nagar Thanda in Nellikudur Mandal; and Gade Komuramma (95) from Kalwala village in Kesamudram Mandal.
Other fatalities reported from the Warangal region include Gannoj Anil (25) from Keshavapur village in Elkathurthi Mandal (Hanamkonda district); Dudapaka Pochayya (60) from Challagarige village in Chityala Mandal (Bhupalpally district); Madari Lakshmi (85) from Eturunagaram (Mulugu district); an unidentified woman aged approximately 55 found near the Mulugu bus stand area; Nampally Sakkamma (58), an agricultural laborer from Pothugal village in Mogullapally Mandal; and Yakub Pasha (45) from Bagirathipeta village in Regonda Mandal.
In other districts, those who died from heatstroke included Bommidi Venkatesh (17), an Intermediate student from Siripuram in Nadigudem Mandal (Suryapet district); Cherlapalli Somayya (65), a porter at a grain procurement center in Thungathurthi; and Bidimadla Ramulu (70) from Cheematimamidipally village in Munugode Mandal (Nalgonda district). Similarly, additional deaths were reported from the districts of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Mancherial, Jogulamba Gadwal, Medak, Jagtial, Ramagundam, Karimnagar, and Khammam.
Most of the victims were elderly individuals, laborers, farmers, or people who spent extended periods outdoors during the hottest parts of the day. Health officials have advised the public to avoid venturing out during the afternoon, drink plenty of water, and take precautions against dehydration and sun exposure, as temperatures across the state remain dangerously high.
