Morphine Prince 109,772 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Soaring summer temperatures in India have left over 1,100 people dead over the past month, officials said Wednesday. More than 852 people have died from the stifling heat in Andhra Pradesh since May 13, a government statement said. In neighboring Telengana 266 have died from heat-related causes, Bhambal Ram Meena, a top official in the disaster management department, said.Over the last two days temperatures in both states have reduced marginally but continue to hover near 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 Celsius).Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/05/27/india-heat-wave-deaths/28006193/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Nature is still the biggest murderer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjang 2,262 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Beyond depressing, absolutely horrible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Nature is still the biggest murderer.i think shes returning the favor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hauser 1,262 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 This is insane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen 30,433 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 oh my god this is horrible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 These deaths could've all been prevented with a better functioning, corruption-less government... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 These deaths could've all been prevented with a better functioning, corruption-less government...well with over a billion people in your country its really hard to help all those suffering from extreme heat. Any government good or bad still have fatalities when it comes to extreme heat or extreme freezing conditions or any extreme weather conditions. it is all amplified if you have the 2nd largest population in world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 well with over a billion people in your country its really hard to help all those suffering from extreme heat. Any government good or bad still have fatalities when it comes to extreme heat or extreme freezing conditions or any extreme weather conditions. it is all amplified if you have the 2nd largest population in world.India is a state where most things happen on a provincial level (it's a federal state like the US). And water supply and such should always be available to everybody. Top priority. They know that disasters like this can happen, and should be prepared for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 this is so sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 i hope theyre okay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 India is a state where most things happen on a provincial level (it's a federal state like the US). And water supply and such should always be available to everybody. Top priority. They know that disasters like this can happen, and should be prepared for that.whether its handled on a provincial level or federal it still is an issue of population not good or bad government. In the 2 cities this happened in has a total of around 90 million people nearly 1/4 of the entire population of the US. Getting water to everyone is extremely hard with so many people. But take into perspective people in Canada and the US have died from extreme heat temperatures is that to say both those countries don't supply adequate water to citizens. It is nearly impossible if not entirely impossible to prevent deaths due to heat or cold extremes no matter how hard you try. I don't think its government who entirely to blame because they couldn't prevent the deaths due to natural causes in an extremely over populated city. However it is possible the death toll could have been lowered but who knows for sure. You could have drank a bottle of water before leaving for work and die of a heat stoke while waiting for the bus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 whether its handled on a provincial level or federal it still is an issue of population not good or bad government. In the 2 cities this happened in has a total of around 90 million people nearly 1/4 of the entire population of the US. Getting water to everyone is extremely hard with so many people. But take into perspective people in Canada and the US have died from extreme heat temperatures is that to say both those countries don't supply adequate water to citizens. It is nearly impossible if not entirely impossible to prevent deaths due to heat or cold extremes no matter how hard you try. I don't think its government who entirely to blame because they couldn't prevent the deaths due to natural causes in an extremely over populated city. However it is possible the death toll could have been lowered but who knows for sure. You could have drank a bottle of water before leaving for work and die of a heat stoke while waiting for the bus.45 degrees Celsius is entirely normal in Middle Eastern countries, yet they have no problem with water. Any country should be prepared for situations like these. Nepal also wouldn't have had that many deaths if they had prepared well: they should've build good houses and have had a water, medicine and food supply for times in need. But sadly, they have an ineffective government with a lot of corruption and lack political stability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 45 degrees Celsius is entirely normal in Middle Eastern countries, yet they have no problem with water. Any country should be prepared for situations like these. Nepal also wouldn't have had that many deaths if they had prepared well: they should've build good houses and have had a water, medicine and food supply for times in need. But sadly, they have an ineffective government with a lot of corruption and lack political stability.so your telling me that they should have built 90+ million houses? while there are much over 1000 million other people to worry about. Its not practical to thing that, you have to look at landmass, economic wealth, population and commonality for extreme heat and various other factors before assuming that the government could have prevented those deaths.Btw hundreds of people have died in the middle east from heat related causes and no country in the middle east has anywhere close to the massive amount of people in India. The entire middle east doesn't even have half the populous of India. Also keep into account that Middle east is extremely rich, poor out money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc 4,776 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 so your telling me that they should have built 90+ million houses? while there are much over 1000 million other people to worry about. Its not practical to thing that, you have to look at landmass, economic wealth, population and commonality for extreme heat and various other factors before assuming that the government could have prevented those deaths.Btw hundreds of people have died in the middle east from heat related causes and no country in the middle east has anywhere close to the massive amount of people in India. The entire middle east doesn't even have half the populous of India. Also keep into account that Middle east is extremely rich, poor out money.I'm saying that Nepal should've done that.My point is, many deaths can be prevented and population doesn't play such a big role, considering a high population also means more money, more doctors, more people who can help, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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