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Heatwave, water shortages add to misery of India’s poor

A labourer quenches his thirst in New Delhi yesterday as soaring temperatures scorch most of the country grappling with the Covid-19 outbreak. – AFP, May 28, 2020.

BOLLYWOOD stars and political leaders have urged Indians to wash their hands to protect against coronavirus but that’s a pipe dream for slum-dwellers like Bala Devi, now sweltering through a summer heatwave. The 44-year-old widow and her family of eight are among tens of millions of people facing months of torrid weather while stuck at home, in lockdown, without regular access to clean water to keep cool and wash.

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