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| Cold wave claims life in Reasi, Kargil freezing | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 5: Cold wave sweeping north India today maintained firm grip with Kargil town freezing at minus 16.4 degree Celsius while claiming life of a man in Reasi district of Jammu region.
Sources said that body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found in Reasi late last night and officials said that he died due to extreme cold conditions. While temperatures in Leh and Kargil was recorded at 16.2 degree Celsius and 16.4 degree respectively, Kashmir division continued to reel under the intense cold wave, the meteorological office said.
Night temperature in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, continued to stay two degrees below normal for this time of the year, settling at minus 5.0 degree Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir, was the coldest place in the Valley, recording a minimum of minus 9.8 degrees Celsius, the official said.
Following the intense cold, parts of world famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in the Valley remain frozen, providing a rare experience for the tourists but bringing hardships to the Dal dwellers. Delhiites woke up to another cold and gloomy morning as the mercury remained below the normal level. The minimum temperature was recorded at 5.3 degree Celsius, a degree more than yesterday's low of 4.2 degree but still two degrees below normal for this time of the year, the meteorological office said.
Fog added to the chill factor as there was no sign of the Sun to bring some warmth for the people reeling under intense cold. The city has been experiencing quite chilly days this week and Tuesday was the coldest with both minimum and maximum dropping to season's lowest of 3.7 degree and 12.7 degree, respectively.
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