NEW DELHI: Searing heatwave gripped North India as temperatures crossed 45 degrees Celsius in many parts, while pockets of Delhi saw an upwards of 47 degrees Celsius, with little relief expected in the next couple of days.
Jammu recorded the season’s hottest day at 43.5 degrees Celsius, while a red alert has been sounded for several districts of Rajasthan where Dholpur turned into a hot cauldron on Saturday with mercury rising to 48.5 degrees Celsius.
In Delhi, the mercury reached a near unbearable high of 47.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur and 47 degrees Celsius at Najafgarh, both at least seven notches above the normal.
This story is from the May 15, 2022 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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