Alappuzha, Monday, March 22, 2010: Aravindan a resident of Kayamkulam, Kandalloor was affected by sunstroke, Alappuzha district. He was admitted in the hospital where he was treated for sunstroke burns.

The number of victims of the sunstroke is increasing day by day. Last week two persons suffered burns in Pathanamthitta and Malappuram districts. There were also three victims of sunstroke in Valiyathura, Thiruvananthapuram district.

The Health Department had issued specific guidelines to be followed by the public in the case of children after several instances of sunburns; related skin and health problems due to the intense summer heat have been reported from various districts.