NEW DELHI: Extreme cold and foggy conditions has taken 22 more lives in India, pushing the country-wide death toll this winter to 75. Schools in Bihar and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh have been closed due to the freezing weather.The cold killed 15 more people in Uttar Pradesh, while 7 others died in road mishaps in Bihar. Most of the deaths occurred due to poor visibility caused by thick fog. Jharkhand Disaster Management Minister Gopalkrishna Patar said in Ranchi that the cold and harsh weather had so far cliamed 14 lives in the state.Uttar Pradesh accounted for a maximum of 45 fatalities, Jharkhand 14, Punjab nine and Bihar seven, officials in respective state capitals said.
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