A 12-year-old girl from a district called Beed in the drought-hit state of Maharashtra succumbed to sunstroke on Tuesday. Reportedly, the girl was out in the scorching heat to collect water.
Class 5th student died of heat stroke after repeated trips to nearest hand pump in drought-hit Beed, Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/mODBLJBgNm
According to an NDTV report, Yogita Desai did four rounds from her home to the nearest water pump which was nearly half a kilometer away. The temperature was as high as 42 degree Celsius in the district.Yogita collapsed as she ventured out the fifth time.“Schools were closed, so she went to fetch water in order to help us as we are facing extreme water scarcity,” ANI quoted a close relative of the deceased girl.
She fell unconscious on her way to hand pump,ws taken to hospital where she ws declared dead-Deceased’s uncle Ishwar pic.twitter.com/jlPPY7tHUi
According to the doctors, dehydration and the resultant cardiac arrest led to her death. Reportedly, the girl was also suffering from dysentery.
As per statistical data available with the government of Maharashtra, close to 33 crores of people from 2.5 lakh villages are reeling under the severe drought conditions.
Beed is one many worst parched regions in the state.
