Deaths Due To Heat Stroke At Maharashtra Event Rise To 12
NDTV
At least 11 people had died earlier due to sunstroke as the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award function was held in an open ground in Maharashtra's Raigad.
One more patient undergoing treatment after suffering from sunstroke at an award function in Navi Mumbai has died, officials said on Monday. With this, the death count in the incident has gone up to 12.
A 55-year-old man from Kalyan, who was critical, died late night. Two more persons are battling for life, a senior doctor at a civic-run hospital in Vashi said.
Earlier on Sunday, at least 11 people died due to sunstroke as the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award function, attended by lakhs, was held in an open ground in Kharghar area of Maharashtra's Raigad district.
One more person died late night, taking the death count to 12. The victims included eight women and four men.
