Delhi Heat: 13 Deaths In 1 Hospital, NGO Claims 192 Dead Since June 11

An unrelenting heatwave in northwest India has sparked severe health concerns this summer with the temperatures soaring above 40 degrees. Delhi, the national capital, hasn't been spared and the biggest victim of this record heat surge seems to be the homeless.

As many as 192 homeless deaths have been reported in Delhi during June 11-19, said a report by the Centre for Holistic Development, a non-governmental organization.

The police said this morning it had recovered the bodies of 50 persons from underprivileged families in the last 48 hours. They did not clarify if all of them died due to heat though it comes at a time the city is seeing a spike in heat-related deaths.