Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

ASEAN : South Asia and South-East Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities across the region issued health warnings and residents fled to parks and air-conditioned malls for relief.

And in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh, forecasters warned that temperatures could exceed 40C in the coming days as people endured searing heat and stifling humidity. The ministry of water and meteorology in Cambodia warned that temperatures could also hit 43C in some parts of the country in the week ahead, while the health ministry advised people to monitor their health"during hot weather related to climate change".

"I have never experienced this heat before," Ananth Nadiger, a 37-year-old advertising professional, told AFP from Bengaluru.The world's biggest democracy is in the middle of a six-week general election that saw millions of voters queue up in searing temperatures on Friday. "The heat is too much," she told AFP."She already got heat rashes from sweating. I hope she does not get sick."The suspension of in-person classes in the Philippines came after Manila witnessed its highest temperature ever recorded, with jeepney drivers also planning a nationwide strike on Monday and Tuesday.

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