【延伸阅读朗读版已更新在公众号“Freya英语晨读”】免费领取700+期精美双语打印版讲义、加入晨读打卡学习群，微信关注“Freya英语晨读”公众号，win the morning，win the day！

Dozens killed by extreme heat in India as polls close in world’s largest election

Extreme heat in India has killed at least 77 people over the past 10 days, including dozens of poll workers, as voting wrapped up in the world’s largest general election.

India has endured a scorching summer — with a part of the capital of Delhi recording the country’s highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday last week — as voters have hit the polls over a six-week election.

At least 33 poll workers died in a single day in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the state’s chief election officer, Navdeep Rinwa, told reporters Sunday. Their families will receive $18,000 each in compensation, he said.

Despite being fitted out with water dispensers, mist machines and shaded areas, polling stations in Delhi were unusually quiet on Saturday, the penultimate day of voting. For some, casting a ballot was not worth the risk.

【延伸阅读朗读版已更新在公众号“Freya英语晨读”】免费领取700+期精美双语打印版讲义、加入晨读打卡学习群，微信关注“Freya英语晨读”公众号，win the morning，win the day！