The acute heatwave that has gripped northern India has thrown normal life out of gear for the past few days and is most likely to remain the same at least for a few more days.?
On Sunday the day temperatures crossed 50-degree Celsius in Rajasthan's Churu, making it the hottest city in the world. It is not just Churu, other cities like Sri Ganganagar, UP's Banda and Narnol in Haryana were among the hottest places in the world.
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In fact, two-thirds of India was in grip of the heat wave with the mercury breaching the 45 degree Celsius mark in cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Kota, Hyderabad, and Lucknow.
According to the India Meteorological Department, heatwave to severe heatwave conditions to prevail over Northwest, Central and adjoining Peninsular India till Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, there are reports of deaths due to the heatwave. At least two people have reportedly lost their lives on Sunday in Gujarat and some 300 others have suffered dehydration.?
As the country continues to boil here are some of the pictures people shared on Twitter showing how bad the situation is.