Coastal Andhra reels under severe heatwave, temperatures cross 45°C in Palnadu

Visakhapatnam: Narsapur and Bapatla in coastal Andhra Pradesh reeled under severe heatwave conditions on Wednesday, with temperatures hitting 43.4 and 44.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. Parts of Machilipatnam, Gannavaram, and Kavali also recorded heatwave conditions.As per IMD data, Jangamaheswarapuram in Palnadu district was the hottest location in the state on Wednesday with a maximum temperature of 45°C. It was closely followed by Bapatla (44.8°C), Gannavaram (44.2°C), Amaravati (44°C), Kavali (43.8°C,) Narsapur (43.4°C), Ongole and Nellore (43.3°C each), and Machilipatnam and Nandigama (43.1°C). The remaining parts of the state recorded temperatures between 40°C and 42°C.AP recorded its first official heatwave day of the month on Wednesday as dry hot winds and blistering sunshine pushed temperatures beyond 45 degrees Celsius. Sweltering heat, coupled with high humidity, has made life increasingly uncomfortable in the coastal districts for the past three to four days.The weather office has issued an orange alert in the state for next four-five days. Heatwave conditions are likely to occur at isolated places in NTR, Krishna, Palnadu, Guntur, Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore, Eluru, West Godavari, East Godavari, Konaseema, ASR, Kakinada and Yanam.