REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW DELHI -- The death toll in the heat wave sweeping many parts of India Saturday rose to 2,207, with 202 more deaths being reported since Friday from southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as the eastern state of Orissa, said officials.

Nagpur city in the central state of Maharashtra recorded the highest temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius on Saturday, said the meteorological officials.

Andhra Pradesh reported 146 more deaths Saturday, raising the toll to 1,636, while in Telangana, the toll due to the heat wave rose to 541 with 52 more deaths being reported during the last 24 hours, the Press Trust of India quoted officials as saying.

The toll in Orissa also rose to 21 from 17 since Friday. Seven deaths have so far been reported from Gujarat and two from Delhi.

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