FILE - A worker distributes water bottles to guests sitting near coolers to ward off the heat at the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as Indian prime minister at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - A man drinks water at a roadside stall serving free drinking water to commuters as a heat wave continues to grip the Indian capital, New Delhi, India, May 22, 2024. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
FILE - An elderly woman suffering from a heat-related ailment is brought to an overcrowded government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state, India, June 20, 2023. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
FILE - A woman walks carrying water collected from a public tap in a shanty town on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
FILE - A father tries to calm his daughter suffering from a heat-related ailment as she is brought to the government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state, India, June 19, 2023. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
FILE - Women wait in a queue to cast their vote standing in front of a fan at a polling booth on a hot summer day during the seventh and the last phase of the general election, near Amritsar, India, Saturday, June 1, 2024. The official number of heat deaths listed in government reports barely scratches the surface of the true toll and that's affecting future preparations for similar swelters, according to public health experts. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill, File)