Large swathes of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to the Philippines and forced millions of children to stay home from school.
In India, record temperatures have triggered a deadly heatwave and concerns about voter turnout in the nation's marathon election.
Extreme heat has also forced Bangladesh to close all schools across the country.
Extreme temperatures have also been recorded in Myanmar and Thailand, while huge areas of the Philippines are suffering from a drought.
Experts say climate change has made heatwaves more frequent, longer and more intense, while the El Nino weather phenomenon is also driving this year's exceptionally warm weather.
Approximate voter turnout data after polls closed on April 26 in India - when stage two of the nation's seven-stage general election took place put voter turnout at 61 per cent. This was lower than the 65 per cent in the first phase, and 68 per cent in the second phase five years ago.
Among the states that headed to the polls last week was Kerala in the south, where media reports on April 29 said that at least two people a 90-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man - were suspected to have died of heatstroke. Temperatures in Kerala soared to 41.9 deg C, nearly 5.5 deg C above normal temperatures. At least two people have also died in India's eastern state of Odisha, where temperatures hit 44.9 deg C on April 28 the highest recorded in April.
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