India reels under severe heatwave; monsoon delayed, to hit Kerala by June 7

(AP Photo) People take rest in the shade of a commercial hoarding on a hot summer afternoon in Hyderabad, Wednesday. (AP Photo) A woman walks with her face covered with her scarf to protect from the heat on a hot summer day in Jammu, Friday. (AP Photo) Young girls take bath from a municipal water pump to cool off themselves during a scorching hot day in Allahabad on Saturday. Two thirds of the country is gripped by a severe heat wave. Mercury has breached 45 degrees celsius across several cities. These include Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Chandigarh. The maximum temperature touched 48.6 degree Celsius on Thursday in Allahabad. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla) Two boys swim in Ganges river to cool off themselves during a scorching hot day in Allahabad Saturday. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla) A monkey drinks water from a tap on a hot, summer day as temperature soared in Jammu, Friday. (PTI) New Delhi: People jump into a water pond to get some respite from scorching heat on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI Photo) Amritsar: Men bathe in a tube-well reserviour to beat the heat on a hot day in Amritsar, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (PTI) DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttp://danmooredesigns.com/UserProfile/tabid/61/userId/354838/Default.aspx