15 others places in Odisha have recorded above 40 degrees C. They included Balasore (41.2), Angul (43.9), Talcher (44.6), Chandbali (40.7), Baripada (42.5), Jharsuguda (44.4), Keonjhar (42), Sambalpur (44), Hirakud (44.6), Bolangir (44.5), Bhawanipatna (45), Phulbani (41.5), Titlagarh (45), Malkangiri (42) and Dhenkanal (43.4).
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 39.7 and 38.5 degrees C. According to reports, at least 35 people have died of sunstroke so far. But, the government has accepted the truth.