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World > Asia & Oceania
Declare heat wave danger — India court
By Agence France-Presse
Jun 01, 2024 12:13 am

(UPDATE) NEW DELHI — An Indian court has asked the government to declare a national emergency amid the country's ongoing heat wave, citing that hundreds of people had already died during weeks of extreme weather.

India is enduring a crushing heat wave, with temperatures in several cities sizzling well above 45 degrees Celsius.

WATER IS LIFE Villagers fill water from a well in Shahapur district of India’s Maharashtra state amid the ongoing heat wave, on May 26, 2024. AFP Photo

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