Bihar heatwave claims 45 lives, over 100 hospitalised

The extreme heatwave in Bihar has claimed 45 lives in the past 24 hours and over 100 have been hospitalised.

Most of the deaths were reported from Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts of south-west Bihar.

These districts and Patna recorded the highest temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius after five decades.

Aurangabad civil surgeon Surendra Prasad Singh confirmed 27 deaths due to the heatwave till Saturday night.