Two die of sun stroke, 44 suffered sun burns in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: Two people died of sun stroke and another 44 suffered sun burns in Kerala as mercury continues to rise above normal.

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Sources said the two people, a farmer, Unnikrishnan from Muriathottam near Parasala on the city suburbs and a woman labourer, Chinnammalu of Nallur in Palakkad, died of sun stroke on Saturday.

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Maximum Temperature is very likely to be above normal by 2 to 3 degree Celsius in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragode districts on March 31.

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Fifteen people suffered sun burns in Kozhikode, 10 people in Kannur, 11 people in Kollam and eight people in Alappuzha, the sources added. (UNI)

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