Then 56 thousand people lost their lives due to heat wave in Russia, Chennai Air Show accident reminded that incident of 14 years ago.

New Delhi: Sunday was no less than a tragedy for the people of Chennai. No one in the crowd that had gathered to watch the air show of the Indian Air Force had any idea what was going to happen to them in the next moment. Everyone wanted to enjoy this air show of the Air Force, which is why 15 lakh people gathered at Marine Beach at one time. The stampede that broke out after the air show ended took away 5 lives and more than 90 people were hospitalized. Another reason for this accident that took place yesterday afternoon in Chennai was the scorching sun and extreme heat or rather heat stroke. It is not hidden from anyone that how high the mercury remains in the capital of Tamil Nadu, it is also very hot in other states. . However, this is not the first case of deaths due to extreme heat or heat stroke in the world. The year 2010 was no less than a dark history for India’s best friend Russia. That year, heat wave and heat wave took the lives of a total of 56 thousand people in Russia. According to statistics, heat stroke causes deaths in the rest of the world as well. Let us know in detail.

Record was made in Russia
India is called Russia’s best friend. In the year 2010, the heat in Russia created a record and took thousands of lives. Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development had said that in the year 2010, a total of 56 thousand people had lost their lives due to heat wave and severe heat. That year, 14,500 people lost their lives in Russia in July and 41,300 in August. Then the heatwave lasted for 44 days in Russia. Due to this, people were also suffering from digestive system and cancer.

Highest number of deaths in Europe
Now let us talk about the World Health Organization. A study conducted between 2000 and 2019 was published on the WHO website. This study found that every year 48,900 deaths occur worldwide due to heat. Surprisingly, 45 percent of these deaths occur only in Asia. Europe is in second place where 36 percent people die. Two years ago, in 2022, 61672 people died in Europe alone due to extreme heat.

Heat became a factor in Chennai also
An air show of the Air Force was to be held in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu on Sunday afternoon. The air show took place from 1 pm to 3 pm. Within no time 15 lakh people gathered to watch this show. The crowd that gathered to watch the air show created a new record. Everything was fine but the real issue happened after the air show was over. When people, troubled by the scorching heat, suddenly left, a stampede broke out. So far 5 people have died and more than 90 people are hospitalized. One of the dead had a heart attack while walking and died in the hospital. People stood in this scorching sun for 2-3 hours. Some had arrived an hour before the start of the programme.