Thundersquall brings relief in coastal Odisha

A thundersquall brought relief to the people of coastal districts of Odisha but the heatwave condition in the western region continued to register temperature above 40 degrees Celsius in most places.
Bhawanipatna was the hottest with the maximum temperature at 42.5 degrees Celsius, followed by Titlagarh at 42 degrees Celsius, MeT office sources, said adding at least 10 places across the western region recorded temperature above 40 degrees Celsius.
The other places which sizzled in the heat were Bolangir (41.5), Sonepur, Sambalpur and Hirakud (41.1 each), Jharsuguda (41) and Sundergarh (40).
Bhubaneswar recorded a high of 39.8 degrees Celsius with relative humidity at 87 per cent. It, however, turned cool in the afternoon after the thundersquall.

The toll due to sunstrokes remained static at 17 though the number of suspected heat-related deaths increased to 175 today from yesterday's 174, the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office said.
The IMD has predicted thunderquall in some places over over Odisha for the next five days.