REUTERSA man rides a motorcycle with a roof to protect himself from a heatwave on the street in Ahmedabad, India, May 25, 2024. A red alert implies a "very high likelihood" of people developing "heat illness and heat stroke", and calls for "extreme care" for vulnerable people, according to the India Meteorological Department. India has been grappling with unusually high temperatures this summer, and the weather department has said "heatwave to severe heatwave" conditions are likely to continue in several parts, including the capital, through Wednesday. India declares a heatwave when the maximum temperature of a region is 4.5 C to 6.4 C higher than usual, while a severe heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is 6.5 C higher than normal or more. Local weather stations in Delhi's Mungeshpur and Narela neighbourhoods recorded a temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday - an all time record for the city and 9 C above normal.

Source: bd News24 May 29, 2024 09:16 UTC