The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded a red alert for parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh as the country continues to face heatwave conditions.
A 'take action' alert has been issued for four districts in the region: Banda, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, and Kaushambi.
Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely at several places during the same period, accompanied by warm nights.
As of now, a red alert is active for the districts of Banda, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, and Kaushambi.
On Wednesday, Banda district recorded the highest temperature in the country at 48 degrees Celsius, while Prayagraj registered 46.4 degrees Celsius.
Hamirpur district recorded 46.2 degrees Celsius, and Jhansi 45.9 degrees Celsius.
Furthermore, temperatures in several districts, including Aligarh, Varanasi and Hardoi, remained above 43 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Mathura and other UP districts have an orange alert in place due to the heatwave.
A 24-year-old man, who was travelling by train, was rushed to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday, and remains critical.
Hours later, the hospital has reported another heatstroke case, after a 50-year-old man was admitted on Thursday morning after being brought in unconscious by police with an extremely high body temperature.
