Two farmers in central Quang Binh Province got sunstroke and one of them has died amidst the broiling heat wave that has been raging in Central Vietnam, local authorities reported. The dead victim was T.T.B, a 48-year-old woman in Tan Ninh Commune in Quang Ninh District, while the other victim was Nguyen Dang Khoi, a 53-year-old man in Dai Trach Commune in Bo Trach District, who has recovered after treatment.

B passed out due to sunstroke while harvesting rice on a field in Tan Ninh on May 17 and was later taken to the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in the province. 

Despite intensive treatment and care, she died due to her critical condition that was caused by a brain hemorrhage brain, doctors said. B, who had a previous history of hypertension, could have been affected seriously by the scorching sun, doctors added. Meanwhile, Khoi wasbrought to the hospital the same day with symptoms such as vomiting, rigid muscular contraction of arms and legs, cold and wrinkled skin, and sunken eyes.

Like B, Khoi had been found passed out while he was working on a field under the scorching sun for hours

After receiving intensive treatment, the man has gradually recovered, doctors said.

As previously reported, a broiling heat wave, with temperatures hitting up to 41 degrees Celsius, has been raging in many central provinces, with many people flocking to beaches to seek cool air while many others, mainly children, have fallen ill. The Hue Central Hospital reported that up to 350 children were examined and treated over the past several days, up 50 percent from the previous week. A similar situation has been seen in Quang Nam Province, where more than 500 children were hospitalized at the provincial Pediatrics Hospital from May 13-15. The heat wave is likely to last until early next week, said Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Center.