NEW DELHI
India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heat wave days across the country in March-May, media reported, citing government data.
May has been a particularly bad month in the region, with the temperature in the capital Delhi, and the nearby state of Rajasthan touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
In contrast, parts of eastern India have been reeling under the impact of cyclone Remal. Heavy rain in the northeastern state of Assam has killed 14 people since Tuesday.
In the island nation of Sri Lanka, at least 15 people have died due to flooding and landslides after heavy monsoon rain lashed the region, the country's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Sunday.
A confluence of factors has led to a very hot summer in South Asia, a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.
. About 33 people including election officials on duty in India's just-concluded general election, died of suspected heatstroke in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the north, and Odisha in the east on Friday.
Data from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)showed that the situation was worst in May, with 46 heat-related deaths and 19,189 suspected heat stroke cases.
Over 5,000 cases of heatstroke were detected in the central state of Madhya Pradesh alone.