{"id":10502,"date":"2024-05-25T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanacres.in\/?p=10502"},"modified":"2024-05-25T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:47:22","slug":"surge-in-heatstroke-cases-thirteen-succumb-in-ahmedabad-amid-sweltering-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/?p=10502","title":{"rendered":"Surge in Heatstroke Cases Thirteen Succumb in Ahmedabad Amid Sweltering Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ahmedabad is currently facing an intense heatwave, resulting in a surge of heatstroke cases and related medical emergencies. According to data from EMRI 108, the city has witnessed a staggering 16 heatstroke incidents this month alone, with 13 occurring on Thursday. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This surge in heat-related emergencies coincided with the season&#8217;s hottest day, with temperatures soaring to a scorching 46.6\u00b0C, marking it as the fifth hottest May day on record for Ahmedabad. In response to the alarming situation, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a red alert for Saturday and an orange alert for the subsequent four days. EMRI 108 emergency services reported a significant spike in heat-related emergencies, with Ahmedabad recording 77 cases and Gujarat as a whole registering 224 cases on Thursday. Most cases were attributed to high fever, heatstroke, vomiting, and diarrhoea.<\/p>\n<p>Comparative analysis of data from last year revealed an 18% increase in emergencies in April and a remarkable 67% rise in May for Ahmedabad. Across Gujarat, the rise was 1% in April and 35% in May, making the latter the hottest month in the state. Physicians in the city noted that the prevailing dry heat, coupled with relative humidity below 20% since May 18, has exacerbated the situation, leading to various heat-induced health issues including cold-like symptoms, respiratory problems, and skin irritations.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Ahmedabad recorded a scorching high of 45.5\u00b0C, making it the hottest place in Gujarat alongside Gandhinagar. Other hotspots included Deesa, VV Nagar, Kandla, and Surendranagar, all experiencing temperatures above 44\u00b0C. The forecast predicts a continuation of high temperatures around 45\u00b0C on Saturday, with maximum temperatures expected to be 3.6 degrees higher than normal and minimum temperatures 1.9 degrees above normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmedabad is currently facing an intense heatwave, resulting in a surge of heatstroke cases and related medical emergencies. According to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19621,19655,19580,19614],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ahmedabad","category-latest","category-news","category-urban-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}