In a video that has surfaced on social media, it has been reported that 16 students fell unconscious due to the rising temperatures in Bihar.
The video, posted by the news agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) on the social media platform X (previously Twitter), shows several students of Madhya Vidyalaya Mankaul under the Ariyari police station area of Sheikhpura district affected by the extreme heat.
In the video, some students can be seen on the ground, partially unconscious, and breathing heavily. Other students are rushing towards them with water, trying to provide relief to their peers. Teachers are also seen trying to help the students.
The students have been taken to a nearby private hospital. The temperature in Bihar has soared to approximately 43 degrees Celsius today.
More details on the incident are awaited.