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India news: El Nino heat could kill 15,800 by February, report warns

This year's powerful El Nino phenomenon, which is driving global heat to record levels and contributing to severe droughts, wildfires and water shortages, is likely to cause 15,800 deaths in India by the end of February, according to a research report released on Wednesday.

DW Top Stories2 sources1 min readFiled September 23, 2026

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  1. BBC GujaratiLatest
    સુપર અલ નીનોથી છ મહિનામાં 4.50 લાખ લોકોનાં મોતની ચેતવણી, ભારત પર કેટલું જોખમ? - BBC News ગુજરાતી
  2. DW Top StoriesBroke it
    India news: El Nino heat could kill 15,800 by February, report warns

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