Cold kills more in north India
09:57, 23 January 2010
NEW DELHI. January 23. KAZINFORM Severe weather conditions claimed more lives and disrupted transport across northern India Friday as the number of deaths due to the unseasonal cold reached 500; Kazinform refers to the Arab News.
The Uttar Pradesh state has borne the brunt of the bitter cold, accounting for 450 deaths. The remaining deaths were reported in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Bihar states. Most victims were either elderly or poor with inadequate shelter and warm clothing.
Maximum temperatures plunged five to 10 degrees Celsius below normal in many towns and cities, while Himachal Pradesh and the Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir reeled under sub-zero temperatures; Kazinform cites the Arab News.
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