India | More than 30 election officials died of heatstroke on the last day of voting

At least 33 Indian election officials have died in the final voting days of the election due to heatstroke in the state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the state’s election director says Navdeep Rinwa.

This was reported by news agency AFP.

“The families of the deceased will be paid 1.5 million rupees (about 16,580 euros) as compensation,” Rinwa said, according to the news agency.

Women protected themselves from the heat with scarves in New Delhi. Picture: Money Sharma/AFP

of India in several cities, temperatures have risen to over 45 degrees. Court seat requires the country’s government to declare a national emergency due to the heat that is plaguing the country.

Because of the scorching heat, Delhi, a city of 30 million people, has been issued an extreme heat warning. The city also suffers from a water shortage.

Heat waves are quite common in India during the summer months. Climate change more however, it limits and prolongs the duration of extreme temperatures.

Voting for India’s general elections ended on Saturday. Voting in the elections lasted 44 days and there were 960 million eligible voters.

The elections are being talked about as the biggest democratic elections in the world. India however, does not appear as a model country for democracy, if we measure, for example, the realization of civil rights, the diversity of the political field and freedom of expression.