Bhubaneswar:Heat wave swept across Odisha with Titlagarh being the hottest place at 45.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
The sun-stroke toll also climbed to three during the day, following a death reported from Balangir district, the office of the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said.
The searing heat did not spare the coastal region also as the temperature shot up in many places including Chandbali where the mercury touched 41.2 deg C.
Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum temperature of 39.8 deg C as compared to 37.7 deg C recorded yesterday, while the temperature in Cuttack climbed to 40.8 deg C from 38 deg C yesterday.