India shuts schools as Delhi sizzles at 47°C

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NEW DELHI: Indian authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius with Delhi gripped by a "severe heatwave".

NEW DELHI: India n authorities in the capital have ordered schools shut early for the summer holiday after temperatures hit 47.4 degrees Celsius with Delhi gripped by a"severe heatwave".

India's weather bureau has warned of"severe heatwave conditions" this week, with the mercury reaching the sizzling peak of 47.4 degrees Celsius in Delhi's Najafgarh suburb on Monday, the hottest temperature countrywide. The Indian Meteorological Department warned of the impact of the heat on the health especially for infants, the elderly and those with chronic diseases.People buy air coolers from a roadside vendor on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 20, 2024, amid the ongoing heatwave. Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds

Turnout in voting has dipped, with analysts suggesting the hotter-than-average weather is a factor - as well as the widespread expectation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will easily win a third term.

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