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|fatalities=At least 2,500 {{as of|2015|6|3|lc=y}}<ref name="theweathernetwork.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theweathernetwork.com/uk/news/articles/indias-deadly-heatwave-nears-end-as-monsoon-arrives/52420/|title=Indian monsoon arrives - deadly heatwave ends|first=Chris Burton-|last=Meteorologist|website=The Weather Network}}</ref>
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In May 2015, [[India]] was struck by a severe [[heat wave]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/730487/if-cold-waves-are-officially-listed-as-natural-calamities-why-not-heat-waves|title=If cold waves are officially listed as natural calamities, why not heat waves?|first=Aarefa|last=Johari|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> {{as of|2015|6|3}}, it caused the deaths of at least 2,500 people<ref name="theweathernetwork.com"/> in multiple regions.<ref name="The Hindu2752015">{{cite web | title=Respite from heat likely from today | website=[[The Hindu]] | date=27 May 2015 | url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/respite-from-heat-likely-from-today/article7252917.ece/ | language=rw | access-date=28 May 2015 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20150529045709/http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/respite-from-heat-likely-from-today/article7252917.ece/ | archive-date=29 May 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=afp28may/> The heat wave occurred during the Indian [[dry season]], which typically lasts from March to July with peak temperatures in April and May.<ref name="ria">{{cite web
|url=http://ria.ru/world/20150522/1066009091.html
|title=Число жертв жары в Индии превысило 60 человек
|publisher=[[RIA Novosti]]
|language=ru
|date=22 May 2015
|access-date=24 May 2015}}</ref> Although it typically remains hot until late October, Indian [[monsoon]]s often provide some respite from the heat.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Sarina|title=Lonely Planet India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&pg=PA21|date=15 September 2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74220-347-8|page=21}}</ref>

The [[South Indian]] states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and the neighbouring [[Telangana]], where more than 1,735 and 585 people died respectively, were the areas most affected by the heat wave. Other casualties were from the eastern states of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]].<ref name="The Hindu2752015"/><ref>{{cite news|title=India heatwave toll passes 1,000|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32880180|access-date=27 May 2015|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

Daytime temperatures in affected areas in late May consistently ranged between 40 °C and 45 °C, with some locales briefly nearing 48 °C.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-10 |title=Northern India on the boil with heat waves disrupting normal lives and raising health concerns |url=https://apnews.com/article/heat-wave-hot-india-climate-temperature-weather-85bab3f13c7bbf16f972ecf51fe9dd9b |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India heat wave kills hundreds – DW – 05/26/2015 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/killer-heat-wave-sweeps-across-india/a-18476210 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=dw.com |language=en}}</ref>

The high demand for electricity to power [[air conditioning]] led to power outages in some cities.<ref name="afp28may">{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-28/hospitals-overwhelmed-as-india-heatwave-deaths-over-1700/6505302|title=Hospitals in India struggle to cope with an influx of patients after heatwave claims more than 1,700 lives|work=ABC News}}</ref> The heat wave saw the highest recorded temperatures since 1995, subsequently surpassed in May 2016 by a separate heat wave in [[Phalodi]], which registered an unprecedented 51 °C.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=India Records Its Hottest Temperature Ever Amid Heat Wave|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/05/20/world/asia/ap-as-india-heat-wave.html |newspaper=NYT |location=NYC, USA |date=20 May 2016 |access-date=22 May 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Channel NewsAsia 2015" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Youre-experiencing-worlds-5th-deadliest-heatwave-ever/articleshow/47485972.cms|title=You're experiencing world's 5th deadliest heatwave ever | India News|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==Background==
According to the [[Indian Meteorological Department]] (IMD), a heat wave is qualified when air temperatures of at least 40 °C (104 °F) in the plains or greater than 30 °C (86 °F) in the hilly regions. For the IMD classification of heat waves, temperatures greater than 46 °C (114.8 °F) are considered and classified as severe heat waves.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Heat Wave - National Disaster Management Authority|url = http://ndma.gov.in/en/media-public-awareness/disaster/natural-disaster/heat-wave.html|website = ndma.gov.in|access-date = 4 June 2015}}</ref>

Every year India experiences severe heat waves in summer, but in the year 2015, casualties were abnormally high. Most of the deaths were concentrated in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Odisha]] and [[Bihar]]. More than 20,000 people have died of heat-related causes in India since 1990. In the recent past, the most severe period of hot weather occurred in 1995, when 1,677 people died due to a series of heatwaves. 793 people died in 2011 while 1,247 died in 2012 due to heat related causes. In 2013, 1,216 people died due to the heat.<ref name="The Hindu2752015" /> With over 2,500 deaths, the heat wave has proven to be the most deadly since 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=With over 1,800 dead, this is India's deadliest heat wave since 1979|author=Kunal Sehgal|date=29 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2015|publisher=Quartz India|url=http://qz.com/415201/with-over-1800-dead-this-is-indias-deadliest-heat-wave-since-1979}}</ref> The casualties crossed the mark of previous years rapidly in 2015.<ref name="timesindia1242">{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Intense-heatwave-in-many-parts-of-India-toll-1242/articleshow/47445116.cms
|title=Intense heatwave in many parts of India, toll 1242
|work=The Times of India
|date=27 May 2015
|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="CNN700">{{cite news
|author1 = Harmeet Shah Singh|author2 = Rishabh Pratap|author3 = Ravi Agrawal|title = Heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India|url = https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/25/asia/india-heatwave-deaths/|access-date = 26 May 2015|work = [[CNN]]|date = 26 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite web
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-32872846
|title=Massive India heatwave 'kills 500'
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=25 May 2015
|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref>

==Causes==
The heat wave was caused in large part by sparser pre-[[Wet season|monsoon season]] showers, which brought less moisture than normal to the area, leaving large parts of India arid and dry. The sudden end of pre-monsoon rain showers, an uncommon trend in India, has contributed to the heat waves.<ref name=CNN700/><ref>{{cite web|title=Heatwave claims over 1,100 across country, temperatures soaring|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heat-wave-claims-over-750-lives-in-ap-telangana-temperatures-will-continue-to-soar-this-week/article1-1351358.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526093539/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heat-wave-claims-over-750-lives-in-ap-telangana-temperatures-will-continue-to-soar-this-week/article1-1351358.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2015|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 May 2015|ref=hindustantimes}}</ref> Additionally, the monsoon season is later and further south than the normal trend.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/weeklypress.pdf|title = Press Release: Current status of southwest monsoon 2015 and forecasts|date = 4 June 2015|access-date = 4 June 2015|website = Press Release - Weekly Press|publisher = Government of India, Earth System Science Organization, Ministry of Earth Sciences, India Meteorological Department}}</ref> This weather pattern, coupled with the [[El Niño]] effect, which often increases temperatures in Asia, combined to create the record high temperatures. High [[humidity]] compounded the effects of the temperatures on residents.<ref name=hindu /> The [[Loo (wind)|Loo]], a dry wind originating from Pakistan and northwest India, has contributed to increasing the temperature in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/world/india-heat-wave-explainer/index.html|title = India's scorcher: What's behind the heat wave and when will it end?|last = Fantz|first = Ashley|date = 29 May 2015|work = [[CNN]]|access-date = 29 May 2015}}</ref>

==Affected areas==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left:0.5em"
|-
! State !! Number of deaths !! As of
|-
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] || 1,735 || 3 June 2015<ref name=ind3>{{cite web|title=No fresh heatwave deaths as rains hit Andhra Pradesh, Telangana|date=3 June 2015|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/no-fresh-heatwave-deaths-rains-hit-andhra-pradesh-telangana-2277986.html|publisher=Firstpost|access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Telangana]] || 585 || 3 June 2015<ref name=ind3/>
|-
| [[Odisha]] || 35<ref group="lower-greek" name="stroke">This is the official [[sun stroke]] death toll in Odisha, not the overall heat wave death toll.</ref> || 5 June 2015<ref name=odishandtv>{{cite web|title=Heat Wave Condition Eases in Odisha; Sunstroke Kills 35|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/heat-wave-condition-eases-in-odisha-sunstroke-kills-35-769190|publisher=NDTV|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 22 || 30 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Rain brings little relief to southern India as heatwave death toll nears 2,200 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2015/may/31/southern-india-heatwave-death-toll-nears-2200-rain-brings-little-relief|work=The Guardian|date=31 May 2015|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[West Bengal]] || 13 || 27 May 2015<ref name="Channel NewsAsia 2015">{{cite web | title=Hospitals overwhelmed as India heatwave deaths near 1,500 | website=Channel NewsAsia | date=28 May 2015 | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/hospitals-overwhelmed-as/1877910.html | access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gujarat]] || 10 || 28 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Two-more-die-as-Ahmedabad-sizzles-at-43-2C/articleshow/47463648.cms|title=Two more die as Ahmedabad sizzles at 43.2 °C|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] || 10 || 29 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-madhya-pradesh-heat-wave-kills-10-cripples-businesses-767086|title=In Madhya Pradesh, Heat Wave Kills 10, Cripples Businesses|author=Siddharth Ranjan Das|date=30 May 2015|publisher=NDTV.com|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Delhi]] || 5 || 27 May 2015<ref name="The Hindu2752015"/>
|-
| [[Maharashtra]] || 2 || 27 May 2015<ref name="Channel NewsAsia 2015"/>
|-
| [[Rajasthan]] || 2 || 25 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.news18.com/news/rajasthan/at-46-deg-celcius-scorching-heat-in-rajasthan-claims-2-lives-740129.html|title=At 46 deg Celsius, [sic] scorching heat in Rajasthan claims 2 lives|publisher=News18|access-date=28 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528140741/http://m.news18.com/news/rajasthan/at-46-deg-celcius-scorching-heat-in-rajasthan-claims-2-lives-740129.html|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]] || 1 || 25 May 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Three-including-kids-die-due-to-heatstroke-in-Chhattisgarh-several-bats-too-found-dead/articleshow/47419332.cms|title=Three including kids die due to heatstroke in Chhattisgarh, several bats too found dead|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bihar]] || 1 || 29 May 2015<ref>{{cite news|title=Heat wave continues in Bihar|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/heat-wave-continues-in-bihar-115052901667_1.html|work=Business Standard|date=29 May 2015|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Karnataka]] || 1 || 30 May 2015<ref>{{cite news|title=Heat, lightning kills two in Karnataka|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/heat-lightning-kills-two-in-karnataka-115053000542_1.html|work=Business Standard|date=30 May 2015|access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
|-
| Total || 2,500 || 3 June 2015<ref name="reuters">{{cite news|title=India minister blames climate change for deadly heatwave, weak monsoon|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-india-climate-change-idUKKBN0OI1EI20150602|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108053155/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-india-climate-change-idUKKBN0OI1EI20150602|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2016|website=Reuters UK|date=2 June 2015|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
|}
The heat wave affected many people in various [[States and union territories of India|states]] and regions, including [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Vidarbha]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], Bihar and [[Jharkhand]]. On 21 May the temperature in the Indian capital, [[New Delhi]], was reported to be {{convert|42.6|C|F}}, with black [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] roads reportedly melting and [[pedestrian crossing]] stripes curling.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web | url =http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/blazing-sun-bakes-large-parts-of-india-heat-wave-claims-dozens-of-lives-el-nino-emerges/article1-1350009.aspx| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150523143124/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/blazing-sun-bakes-large-parts-of-india-heat-wave-claims-dozens-of-lives-el-nino-emerges/article1-1350009.aspx| url-status =dead| archive-date =23 May 2015|title=Blazing sun bakes large parts of India, heat wave claims dozens of lives; El Nino effect emerges|work=[[Hindustan Times]]| date=22 May 2015| access-date =24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India heatwave kills 800 as capital's roads melt|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/05/india-heatwave-kills-800-capital-roads-melt-150527005721511.html|access-date=27 May 2015|publisher=AlJazeera|agency=AFP|date=27 May 2015}}</ref> On the same day, a temperature of {{convert|45.4|C|F}} was recorded in [[Jharsuguda]] and at least 12 people were reported dead due to [[heat stroke]] the following day.<ref name="hindu"/> On 24 May in [[Allahabad]], a temperature of {{convert|47.7|C|F}} was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/up-under-the-grip-of-heat-wave-allahabad-hottest-at-47-7-deg_1600882.html|title=UP under the grip of heat wave; Allahabad hottest at 47.7 deg|work=Zee News|date=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="toi"/> Cities such as [[Delhi]] and [[Kolkata]] recorded {{convert|44.5|C|F}} and {{convert|36.0|C|F}} on the same day, respectively.<ref name="toi"/> In the state of [[Odisha]], 23 people died of heat stroke by 24 May.<ref name="ria"/> Many deaths occurred in the state of Andhra Pradesh where at least 246 people have died by 25 May, and overall, the death toll was registered at 1,735.<ref name="bbc"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-05 |title=Unveiling India's worst heat waves: Impact and lessons learned |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/unveiling-indias-worst-heat-waves-impact-and-lessons-learned/photostory/109045647.cms?picid=109045654 |access-date=2024-07-18 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The temperature in [[Hyderabad]] on 21 May was {{convert|46|C|F}} and on 22 May was {{convert|44.3|C|F}}, above the normal maximum of {{convert|39.9|C|F}} recorded on the same day in the previous years.<ref name="timesindia">{{cite web | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Heat-wave-to-worsen-over-the-years-Study/articleshow/47402140.cms|title=Heat wave to worsen over the years: Study|work=[[The Times of India]]| date=24 May 2015| access-date =24 May 2015}}</ref> On the following day the temperature in the city was also above a normal maximum temperature, at {{convert|43.6|C|F}} compared to {{convert|39.5|C|F}} recorded on the same day in earlier years.<ref name="timesindia" /> On 24 May, [[Khammam]] recorded its highest ever temperature at {{convert|48.0|C|F}}.<ref name="toi">{{cite web | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Heatwave-sweeps-across-India-335-people-dead/articleshow/47401544.cms|title=Heatwave sweeps across India, 335 people dead|work=[[The Times of India]]| date=24 May 2015| access-date =24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url =https://time.com/3895471/hundreds-are-dying-in-a-blistering-heat-wave-sweeping-across-india/|title=Hundreds Are Dying in a Blistering Heat Wave Sweeping Across India|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date=25 May 2015| access-date =25 May 2015}}</ref> The air temperature on [[hill station]]s like [[Mussoorie]], situated {{convert|6580|ft|m|order=flip}} above sea level, rose to {{convert|36.0|C|F}}.<ref name="toi" />

On 25 May, more than 90 deaths due to [[sun stroke]] were recorded in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The temperature on that day continued to be above normal, especially in the [[coastal Andhra]] region where the maximum temperature recorded was {{convert|47.0|C|F}} in [[Guntur district]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Heatwave kills 90 more in Andhra, Telangana; death toll crosses 800|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Heatwave-kills-90-more-in-Andhra-Telangana-death-toll-crosses-800/articleshow/47433491.cms|website=Times of India|publisher=IANS|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|vi}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150721004725/http://www.nguoi-viet.com/absolutenm2/templates/viewarticlesNVO.aspx?articleid=207845&zoneid=5#.VWUlPM9Viko 750 người chết trong năm tuần nắng nóng ở Ấn Ðộ]. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.</ref> The highest temperature in India recorded on that day was at {{convert|47.6|C|F}} in [[Titlagarh]], Odisha.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kapur|first1=Mallika|last2=Whiteman|first2=Hillary|title=India's poor swelter as deadly heat wave kills more than 1,400|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/27/asia/india-heatwave-deaths/|publisher=CNN|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

By 3 June, 50 lakh (five million) [[chicken]] were killed by the heat wave across Telangana within a span of two weeks, causing the price of eggs and chickens to rise throughout the state as well as in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sikdar|first1=Prabeerkumar|title=Heatwave kills 50 lakh chickens in Telangana, prices soar|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Heatwave-kills-50-lakh-chickens-in-Telangana-prices-soar/articleshow/47535134.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

On 3 June, rainfall caused the temperatures to decrease in many areas of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. No heat-related deaths were reported on that day across the two states. The highest temperature recorded on the same day was {{convert|43|C|F}} in [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]].<ref name=ind3/> On 5 June, Odisha reported temperatures to have decreased to less than {{convert|40.0|C|F}} across the state, but the humidity continued to be high.<ref name=odishandtv/>

==Recorded temperatures==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date !! Place !! Temperature
|-
| 21 May 2015 || [[Jharsuguda]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|45.4}}"|{{convert|45.4|C|F}}
|-
| 21 May 2015 || [[Hyderabad]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|46}}"|{{convert|47.1|C|F}}
|-
| 24 May 2015 || [[Allahabad]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.7}}"|{{convert|47.7|C|F}}
|-
| 24 May 2015 || [[Khammam]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|48}}"|{{convert|48.0|C|F}}
|-
| 25 May 2015 || [[Delhi Airport]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|46.4}}"| {{convert|46.4|C|F}}
|-
| 25 May 2015 || [[Safdarjung (Delhi)]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|45.5}}"| {{convert|45.5|C|F}}
|-
| 25 May 2015 || [[Bhubaneswar Airport]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|45.4}}"| {{convert|45.4|C|F}}
|-
| 27 May 2015 || [[Daltonganj]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.0}}"| {{convert|47.0|C|F}}
|-
| 29 May 2015 || [[Palamau]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.0}}"| {{convert|47.0|C|F}}
|-
| 29 May 2015 || [[Chandrapur]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.6}}"| {{convert|47.6|C|F}}
|-
| 30 May 2015 || [[Nagpur]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.1}}"| {{convert|47.1|C|F}}
|-
| 8 June 2015 || [[Allahabad]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.8}}"| {{convert|47.8|C|F}}
|-
| 9 June 2015 || [[Allahabad]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|47.6}}"| {{convert|47.6|C|F}}
|-
| 10 June 2015 || [[Delhi Airport]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|44.6}}"| {{convert|44.6|C|F}}
|-
| 10 June 2015 || [[Bhubaneswar Airport]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|44.0}}"| {{convert|44.0|C|F}}
|-
| 11 June 2015 || [[Kolkata]] || style="{{Weather box/colt|44.0}}"| {{convert|39.0|C|F}}
|}

==Relief efforts==
The government of Andhra Pradesh announced {{INR}} 100,000 to the [[next of kin]] of people killed in the heatwave in the state. Drinking water, [[oral rehydration salts]] and [[Intravenous therapy|intravenous fluids]] were made available at public places like railway stations and bus stations. Emergency medical camps are set up across the state.{{Specify|date=June 2015}} An awareness campaign was launched advising citizens to not leave their homes at noon unless absolutely necessary.<ref name="Firstpost 2015">{{cite web | title=Mega heat wave kills over 1,400 with majority in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana: The bad news is it will get worse | website=Firstpost | date=28 May 2015 | url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/mega-heat-wave-kills-over-1400-with-majority-in-andhra-pradesh-telangana-the-bad-news-is-it-will-get-worse-2264580.html | access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[2015 Pakistani heat wave]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{List of heat waves|state=autocollapse}}{{Disasters in India in 2015}}
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[[Category:2010s heat waves]]
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[[Category:Meteorological events in 2015]]
[[Category:2015 disasters in India]]
[[Category:Heat waves in India]]

2015 Indian heat wave - Revision history

JovitaA68626256 at 01:32, 6 January 2026