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23 more die as cold wave sweeps North

New Delhi, Jan 6: The entire North India continued to remain in the grip of severe cold wave today, with 23 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the region.  Delhi shivered

PTI PTI Updated on: January 06, 2013 20:40 IST
23 more die as cold wave sweeps north
23 more die as cold wave sweeps north

New Delhi, Jan 6: The entire North India continued to remain in the grip of severe cold wave today, with 23 more people succumbing to the chill in various parts of the region. 




Delhi shivered at season's lowest of 1.9 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, while the maximum temperature plummeted by 9 degrees below normal to settle at 11.8 degrees.  

According to Met forecast, the city is likely to wake up to a foggy morning tomorrow.

In Uttar Pradesh, 15 more persons died due to intense cold conditions, taking the toll in the state this winter to 155.  According to officials, three people each died in Bijnor, Etah and Muzaffarnagar, two each in Lalitpur and Mirzapur and one each in Unnao and Chandauli districts.

Muzaffarnagar continued to remain the coldest place in the state, recording a low of 0.2 degrees, Met officials said.  The maximum temperatures too remained below normal by six to 13 degrees in many parts of the state even though the night temperature rose marginally in Varanasi and Allahabad divisions.

The Met forecast says cold wave conditions will continue to prevail in the state during the next 48 hours, with thick fog cover likely to descend on the Eastern parts.  At least six persons succumbed to the chill in Punjab and Haryana, where normal life remained affected due to biting cold and thick fog cover.

While four persons died in Amritsar, one each succumbed in Hisar and Narnaul in Haryana, officials said.  Hisar recorded an all-time low of minus 1.1 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, whereas Narnaul registered a low of zero degrees Celsius, five notches below normal.

Union Territory of Chandigarh recorded a low of 3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.: PTI
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