{"id":106825,"date":"2023-08-15T19:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=106825"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:12:22","slug":"heatwave-tragedy-over-20-children-faint-during-independence-day-parade-in-assam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=106825","title":{"rendered":"Heatwave Tragedy: Over 20 Children Faint During Independence Day Parade in Assam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106742\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/logo_new-2-1-1-4-1-3-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At least 22 children fainted during an <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Independence Day<\/strong> <\/span>parade celebration in Assam&#8217;s Morigaon district on Tuesday due to the <a href=\"http:\/\/intense heat\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>intense heat<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. The incident occurred while the children were participating in the parade march. The high <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>temperatures overwhelmed<\/strong><\/span> them, causing dizziness as the District Commissioner, Devashish Sharma, was delivering his speech as the chief guest.<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106827\" style=\"width: 764px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Over 20 Children Faint During Independence Day Parade\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/460678-kamrup-school-time.webp\" alt=\" Independence Day Parade\" width=\"764\" height=\"451\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/460678-kamrup-school-time.webp 764w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/460678-kamrup-school-time-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/460678-kamrup-school-time-750x443.webp 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Over 20 Children Faint During Independence Day Parade<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">All the affected students were promptly taken to the Morigaon civil hospital for treatment. According to an officer, the students are currently receiving additional medical care and are in stable condition. However, parents claimed that there was a lack of available ambulances, and they had to rush most of the children to the hospital themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It has been reported that the event organizers failed to make proper arrangements, such as providing facilities for participants to cool off and have access to drinking water in order to combat the heatwave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 22 children fainted during an Independence Day parade celebration in Assam&#8217;s Morigaon district on Tuesday due to the intense heat. The incident occurred while the children were participating in the parade march. The high temperatures overwhelmed them, causing dizziness as the District Commissioner, Devashish Sharma, was delivering his speech as the chief guest. 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