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Commuters cover their faces with scarves to protect themselves from the harsh heat in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
![Anupam Nath A woman holds an umbrella and walks on a railway track with a child on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/48fdc61ba6dc49188e076d03dae8f56b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman holds an umbrella and walks on a railway track with a child on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Dinesh Gupta A Chinkara gazelle fawn rests in the plumage of a peacock at an animal rescue center on a hot summer day in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/87bd8d019c4d4a93a63315d67cff4947/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A Chinkara gazelle fawn rests in the plumage of a peacock at an animal rescue center on a hot summer day in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
![Channi Anand A man drinks water on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9f3e37ce2d494fa0bbc4b17b48999431/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man drinks water on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
![Dinesh Gupta A man wears an umbrella hat on a hot summer day in Bikaner, in the Indian western state of Rajasthan, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c2ab589332684431a593e38193d67d68/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man wears an umbrella hat on a hot summer day in Bikaner, in the Indian western state of Rajasthan, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
![Manish Swarup Private security officers guarding a residential colony sit in front of a desert cooler on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f386d1eac5cb4d48a6226342510dfda5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Private security officers guarding a residential colony sit in front of a desert cooler on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Anupam Nath A woman carries a fan purchased from a market on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/809597c51c0b46e59023ebf271acdd40/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman carries a fan purchased from a market on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Manish Swarup A parking attendant covers his face with a scarf to protect himself from the harsh sun on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36dfa2543d3d4223a13a7cc6f124057d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A parking attendant covers his face with a scarf to protect himself from the harsh sun on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh A cobbler rests by her work equipment on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1b76dfc464d94eeb83b2fc79e6925608/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A cobbler rests by her work equipment on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh A man splashes water from a roadside tap on his face to cool off on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02110a54dcc04363a0f7a6719e859ef9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man splashes water from a roadside tap on his face to cool off on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
![Anupam Nath A man sleeps under a truck on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3f5b2f46b31e4e12997b924d8dad0819/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man sleeps under a truck on a hot summer day in Guwahati, India, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
![Dinesh Gupta A Chinkara gazelle and peacocks rest in front of a desert cooler to beat the heat on a hot summer day in Bikaner, in the Indian western state of Rajasthan, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/84c9ac4566a0465198d80ad003ed90e9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A Chinkara gazelle and peacocks rest in front of a desert cooler to beat the heat on a hot summer day in Bikaner, in the Indian western state of Rajasthan, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
![Manish Swarup A gas cylinder delivery person wipes his sweat as takes a breather in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b4a07666bb17457eac22797ba4e715f9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A gas cylinder delivery person wipes his sweat as takes a breather in the shade of a tree on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup Children cool themselves in a lake as the temperature rises in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/427a522e4709472d93233c04e0a261d9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Children cool themselves in a lake as the temperature rises in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Dinesh Gupta Doctors hydrate a Chinkara gazelle at an animal rescue center with saline drip following an extreme heat wave gripping the city of Bikaner, western Rajasthan state, India, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c1af79b986d54045978a02133cb29234/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Doctors hydrate a Chinkara gazelle at an animal rescue center with saline drip following an extreme heat wave gripping the city of Bikaner, western Rajasthan state, India, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dinesh Gupta)
![Rajesh Kumar Singh Rickshaw pullers sleep in the shade of an overhead metro line on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/10eb40fea8ac46c2a73c66c5144a7899/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Rickshaw pullers sleep in the shade of an overhead metro line on a hot summer day in Lucknow, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
![Channi Anand A man bathes his cattle in the River Tawi on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4b99d4387a554d5fa2eccf95e446e368/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man bathes his cattle in the River Tawi on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
![Manish Swarup A man walks past the India Gate monument on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0429f39fea8f47cda5daae247f17d196/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man walks past the India Gate monument on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Manish Swarup A man carries a water cooler for his home as temperatures rise in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ec6bb73337cd4867936d2e91dd1965b5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man carries a water cooler for his home as temperatures rise in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
![Channi Anand People cover their heads with scarves as protection against the harsh sun on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Tuesday, May.28, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/72172c1bb08346539a80271f7ec16930/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People cover their heads with scarves as protection against the harsh sun on a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Tuesday, May.28, 2024. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)