(SPAM) Delhi Government Has Issued ‘RED Alert’ For 3 Days

This is a fake post circulating on social media. Please find more details at the verification section of this article.

Post Information:

Below post has been circulating on social media.

Delhi government has issued ‘RED Alert’ for 3 days.*
Mean temperature will be between 45.1 to 48.5degrees Celsius
Please drink 6-7 liters of water a day, Avoid going out in open sun from 11AM- 4 PM.
Circulate this message in family & friends

Verification:

No reports of such a RED ALERT by Delhi Government could be found as on the time and date of this post.

As on the date we saw this post below are the predicted temperature at Delhi for the next 3 days.

21st April 2017 41°C
22nd April 2017 43°C
23rd April 2017 41°C

Ref: http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/delhi/202396/afternoon-weather-forecast/202396

So it’s a HOAX.

However the heat condition in India is critical this summer. Please find more details at the link below.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/india-dangerous-heat-to-intensity-this-week-after-arriving-unusually-early/70001217

IMD All India Warning Daily Reports can be found at this link.
http://www.imd.gov.in/pages/allindiawxwarningbulletin.php

Please note that same post has been circulating in the name of other cities as well.

https://check4spam.com/internet-rumours/mumbai-pune-municipal-corporation-issued-red-alert-spam/

https://check4spam.com/internet-rumours/vadodara-mahanagar-seva-sadan-vmss-issued-red-alert-spam/

https://check4spam.com/internet-rumours/ahmedabad-municipal-corporation-issued-red-alert-spam/

Post Date: 21st April 2017

Post ID: #67832

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