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'''Indian cold wave''' during the winter months of 2012 killed at least 92 people across northern and eastern [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/cold-wave-disrupts-life-in-north-india-death-toll-reaches-92-in-up/1052444/ |title=Cold wave disrupts life in north India; death toll reaches 92 in UP |publisher=Indian Express |date= |accessdate=2012-12-31}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/cold-wave-in-north-east-india-claims-over-40-lives-310543 |title=Cold wave in north, east India claims over 40 lives |publisher=NDTV.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-29}}</ref> The drop in temperature had a devastating effect on the hundreds of thousands of homeless people in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Cold-wave-intensifies-death-toll-reaches-40/Article1-981829.aspx |title=Cold wave intensifies, death toll reaches 40 |publisher=Hindustan Times |accessdate=2012-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231021815/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Cold-wave-intensifies-death-toll-reaches-40/Article1-981829.aspx |archive-date=2012-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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Most of the dead were homeless and elderly people, living in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Other northern and eastern states such as [[Rajasthan]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[New Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Bihar]] and [[Tripura]] were also affected by this cold snap.<ref name="autogenerated2"/><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20842932 |title=BBC News - North India cold snap kills 25 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref> [[New Delhi]] was also gripped by cold weather, with the temperature dipping to 7&nbsp;°C on the Christmas Day and 1&nbsp;°C after New Year.<ref name="xinhuanet1">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/26/c_132065304.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024917/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/26/c_132065304.htm|title=25 dead due to intense cold in northern India|url-status=dead|date=2012-12-26|archive-date=2014-11-29|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]}}</ref><br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Cold wave]]<br />
* [[Climate of India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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