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Heat wave death toll in southern India rises to 450
In Andhra Pradesh the heat wave has claimed 450 lives since May 10, up from 373 a day earlier. Most victims are poor laborers such as agricultural workers and rickshaw pullers. Temperatures reached 106F along the Bay of Bengal coast while Hyderabad cooled and Vijayawada dropped from 120F to 97F. A rickshaw driver named Bheemuda described the searing heat.
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