We’ve not seen such unbroken and expansive heatwaves before,” Bangladesh Meteorological Department senior forecaster Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik told AFP. Thousands of schools in the Philippines and in India followed suit in late April, closing classrooms to more than 10 million students. On Wednesday, Cambodia ordered all public schools to slash two hours off the school day due to avoid peak heat at midday. In Bangladesh last year, schools were closed for 6-7 days, said Save the Children’s Sengupta. Between 40pc and 60pc of US schools are thought to have at least partial air conditioning, according to various surveys.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 02, 2024 04:58 UTC