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India's Odisha announces closure of schools amid heat wave
(Xinhua) 11:05, April 19, 2024
NEW DELHI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The local government in India's eastern state of Odisha Thursday closed schools for three days amid a heat wave, officials said.
The decision by Odisha's school and mass education department was taken to prevent children from the heat.
Odisha is reeling under a scorching heat wave with the mercury rising beyond 40 degrees Celsius at many places, according to media reports.
(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Liang Jun)
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