Heat Wave Scorches North India

Blistering heat scorched North India onFriday as mercury soared to 45 degrees Celsius in the Capital and further in several other cities of the region with Allahabad sizzling at a high of 47.2 degrees.

It was the hottest day of this season in Delhi as people scorched under an intense heat wave with the mercury expected to go up further on Sunday.

Indian swimmers play in Noida, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on May 30, 2014.

Indian children play in a pond on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 6, 2014.

A monkey drinks water from a tap on a hot afternoon on the outskirts of the Indian city of Bhubaneswar on June 6, 2014.

An Indian boy, selling lemon water in an earthen pot, sleeps on the grass at a public park on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 6, 2014.

An Indian day laborer quenches his thirst from a roadside tube well at a wholesale market on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

A rickshaw driver takes a nap as another rests on a ledge in the shade of a tin roof on a summer afternoon in New Delhi, India, June 6, 2014.

Indian police use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they stand guard in New Delhi on June 6, 2014.

An Indian roadside dweller takes a bath amid warm temperatures in New Delhi on June 2, 2014.

A rescued rhesus macaque monkey eats ice cream to beat the heat at the Asha Foundation and animal shelter at Hathijan village, some 20 kms. from Ahmedabad, on May 25, 2014.

An Indian ice cream vendor (C) takes a nap while leaning on his pushcart amid warm temperatures in New Delhi on June 2, 2014.

An Indian resident holds a child as they play in a fountain at the World of Wonder water park in Noida, some 20 kms east of New Delhi on May 30, 2014. The city recorded its highest temperature for the season with the mercury touching 43.6 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.

An Indian girl washes cattle in the Tawi River in Jammu, India, Saturday, May 24, 2014.

Indian laborer rests under a truck at a roadside on a hot summer day in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2014.

Children play in water on a hot day near Rajpath in New Delhi.

An Indian visitor to the landmark India Gate monument covers his head to protect from the heat in New Delhi on June 10, 2014.

People walking with their heads covered while others take rest under a tree to get protection from scorching heat on a hot day in New Delhi.

Commuters have their faces covered with scarves to keep from the heat as they ride on a motorbike in Jammu.

 

Courtesy by: www.indiatimes.com