India records 56 heat wave deaths, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases in last 3 months

NEW DELHI, June 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 56 people were killed and nearly 25,000 suspected heat stroke cases recorded in the last three months in India, a local media report quoting federal health ministry said Monday.

"There were at least 56 confirmed heatstroke deaths across the country from March to May, with 46 of them in May alone, according to central (federal) government data," local newspaper Hindustan Times said.