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Nearly 800 die in Indian heat wave

MAY 27 (Reuters) — A scorching heat wave sweeping India has now killed nearly 800 people, with most of the victims in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. People are doing all they can to cope with the sweltering heat as temperatures soar to near 50 degrees Celsius in some places. The most severely affected states – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – have witnessed 333 and more than 200 people die respectively, according […]