There is very little movement of people in cities, markets, and rural streets during the day. The extreme heat has affected wage earners the most.
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The hot wind and the scorching heat have affected the lives of the people of Bardiya. Since the morning, the hot wind and the scorching sun have made it impossible to go out except for essential work.
There has been very little movement of people in the city, markets and rural roads in the afternoon. The extreme heat has affected wage earners the most. Fakire Tharu, a 40-year-old worker from Barbardiya Municipality-10, said that he is forced to work even when the heat increases because he does not have enough to eat if he does not receive his daily wage. 'We have to work even when it is extremely hot or cold, but this time the heat is extreme.'
Meteorologist Hari Prasad Dahal of the Department of Water and Meteorology said that the heat will remain the same for three days. He said that the maximum temperature in the afternoon will be between 39 and 41 degrees. ‘When you walk on the road, you don’t know where you will fall,’ said Ramdin Tharu, a 69-year-old farmer from Thakurbaba Municipality. ‘The road is hot due to the extreme heat,’ he said, ‘Even there, the hot water that is running is causing a ruckus. Houses, land, roads, clothes are hot wherever they touch. The water is also hot, the sweat doesn’t leave even for a moment. When will you fall?’
People’s lives have been affected by the extreme heat and hot water for the past week. Doctors have urged the general public not to step out of their homes except for essential work. People have started falling ill due to the hot water in Bardiya. Medical Superintendent of the District Hospital, Dr. Subhash Pandey, said that with the increase in heat, children and the elderly have started showing symptoms of diarrhea and fever the most.
‘We have urged the residents of the district not to go out except for essential work in this hot and humid weather,’ he said, ‘drink plenty of water, fluids, and if you have to go out, wear thin clothes that cover your head and body, and use an umbrella.’ In addition, doctors have urged patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, and other conditions to not go out except for essential work.
