(SPAM) Mumbai, Pune Municipal Corporation 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.

Mumbai/ Pune Municipal Corporation 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:

As on the date we saw this post, 28th March 2017 the weather forecast for Mumbai is shown below.

28th March 2017 33°C
29th March 2017 34°C
30th March 2017 33°C
31th March 2017 35°C

Ref: http://www.accuweather.com/en/in/mumbai/204842/afternoon-weather-forecast/204842?day=1

So it’s a HOAX.

Update: (30th March 2017)

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.

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Post Date: 28th March 2017

Post ID: #67410

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