At least 15 cities recorded minimum temperatures at 32 and 36 degree Celsius and of them, three cities sizzled with mercury above 35 degrees Celsius by 8.30 am today.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 18: At least 15 cities recorded minimum temperatures at 32 and 36 degree Celsius and of them, three cities sizzled with mercury above 35 degrees Celsius by 8.30 am today.
According to the Meteorological Centre Bhubaneswar, Talcher recorded highest temperature at 35.8°C, followed by Angul 35°C and Balasswar 35°C.
Jagatsinghpur recorded 34.8°C, Bhawanipatna 34°C, Nayagarh, 34°C, Baripada 34°C, Hirakud 33.6°C, Rourkela 33.6°C, Bhuaneswar 33.4°C, Samablpur 33.2°C, Titilagarh 33.2°C, Cuttack 33°C, Bhadrak 32.5°C and Boudh 32°C.
Heatwave is likely to continue to prevail in the State in the next two days.
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Bhubaneswar, May 1: More than 150 people had a miraculous escape even as an aeroplane in which they were travelling was hit by a hailstorm in the sky just about 10 minutes after it took off from the Biju Patnaik International Aiport here this afternoon.
According to the information, the Vistara flight UK-788 had to make emergency landing just 10 minutes after it took off . The plan was hit by hailstones and thunderstorm too. An window sill of the plane was reportedly damaged.
There were 169 passengers onboard the Vistara flight when it took off safely. After emergency landing, all these passengers got down safely. A window sill has been damaged, Informed Prasanna Pradhan, Director BPIA.
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