On this day, 27 years ago, June 8, 1998 (May 14, 1998, the lunar calendar), more than 2,000 people in India died from heat waves. As of June 8, 1998, 2775 people in India had died from heat waves. Since May 1998, the capital New Delhi and some areas across the country have continued to experience high temperatures, reaching a maximum of 49 degrees Celsius. This heat wave lasted for a long time, was so vast, and had so many deaths that it had not been seen in 50 years. Coupled with water and power cuts in some places, serious consequences have been caused. At this time, temperatures in the New Delhi area have dropped, but the high temperatures in Orissa, which has the largest number of deaths, have not subsided. The number of people killed by the heat wave in this state has reached 1279.