| Situation Update No. 1 Ref.no.: CW-20100103-24411-IND
Situation Update No. 1
On 2010-01-04 at 06:15:15 [UTC]
Event: Cold Wave
Location: India State of Uttar Pradesh UP-wide
Number of Deads: 100 person(s)
Situation: At least 100 deaths have been reported due to cold wave condition with Uttar Pradesh being the hardest hit. In Uttar Pradesh the death toll has reached 72 with 16 more people reportedly dying in the state in the past 24 hours. Shimla witnessed the season's first snow fall on Sunday. The snowfall that started in the morning was recorded at over 10 centimetres by Sunday evening. According to the Met Department more snowfall is expected in the region over the next two days. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -1.2°C on Sunday. The temperature also dipped severely in some other parts of the country going as low as 3°C in Amritsar. |  |
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