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10 poll personnel among 14 dead in Bihar due to heatstroke

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New Delhi: In Bihar, fourteen people, including ten polling personnel, have succumbed to heatstroke within the last 24 hours, officials reported on Friday afternoon. According to a statement from the Disaster Management Department, the majority of these deaths occurred in Bhojpur, where five election duty officials died from heatstroke.

Additionally, three election officials died in Rohtas, and one each in Kaimur and Aurangabad districts.

Four other people died in various parts of the State,” the statement said. The process of granting ex-gratia payments to the families of the deceased has started.

Bihar is currently experiencing extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius in several areas. On Thursday, Buxar recorded the highest temperature at 47.1 degrees Celsius.

In response to the heatwave, all schools, coaching institutes, and anganwadi centres have been closed until June 8.
 

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