After a respite of a few days, Telangana is in the grip of a heatwave with the mercury rising again in many parts of the state on Sunday, said officials.
The met office has issued a heatwave warning for all 10 districts in the state over the next two days. According to Hyderabad Meteorological Centre, the maximum day temperature is likely to be between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius.
The heatwave conditions will prevail despite the forecast for light to moderate rain or thundershowers over the next two days.
Bhadrachalam in Khammam district hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius. The temperature was above 44 in Khammam, Nalgonda, and Ramagundam.
The heatwave conditions have already claimed 143 lives in the state so far this season. The conditions are likely to continue till the onset of the monsoon.
The heatwave conditions have aggravated the situation created by the second successive drought, triggering scarcity of drinking water in many parts of the state.
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