Scores die in northern India as heat wave scorches region

FILE PHOTO: Women labourers rest under a tree on a hot summer day near India Gate, in New Delhi, India May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - At least 54 people died in a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh over the last few days, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday, as authorities probed if the loss of lives was due to the heat wave in the region.

Another 45 people died in neighbouring Bihar state, local newspapers reported.