Its so hot in India that birds are falling out of the sky
Birds are falling from the sky in western India due to exhaustion and dehydration as the scorching heatwave continues for the third month with the mercury set to increase further this week . In the western state of Gujarat – where the temperature has hovered above 40C for weeks now and is set to touch 46C in several pockets – rescuers are coming across birds that have fallen from the sky every day . The impact of the excruciating heat on animals has been neglected so far , even as humans suffering from heatstroke’s and dehydration are being treated in hospitals where separate wards for heatwave – related conditions are being set up in several areas of the state . Conditions have deteriorated significantly for animals because this year’s heat is ” one of the worst in recent times , ” according to rescuers working in an animal hospital managed by nonprofit Jivdaya Charitable Trust in Gujarat