Deserted Kartavya Path on a hot summer day, in New Delhi.
In Photos: From Humans To Animals, All Endure Heatwave's Fury Across North India
As intense heatwave conditions continued to sweep parts of northern India, humans to animals, all were seen navigating through difficulties. From covering one's head with scarf or a shawl to people offering flavoured water (sharbat) to passerbys to glucose being fed to animals, the cities saw it all.
New Delhi Heat Wave
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Hot summer day in Bikaner
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An employee of a government-run animal rescue center feeds milk to a young Chinkara deer using a feeding bottle as heat wave grips many parts of northern India, in Bikaner. The continuing heat wave is also taking a toll on animals, putting them at risk of dehydration and heatstroke.
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Summer Weather in Jammu
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A girl covers her head with a repurposed engine oil container to shield herself from the sun as she walks to collect water from a leaking municipal pipe on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu. Officials say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of India this week.
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Hot summer day in Moradabad
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People offer sweet water (sharbat) to commuters during a hot summer day, in Moradabad.
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Hot summer day in Kanpur
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A female rhinoceros 'Gauri' being given glucose on a hot summer day, in Kanpur.
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Hot summer day in Varanasi
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A man covers his head with a scarf amid heatwave on a hot summer day, in Varanasi.
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Hot summer day in Mumbai
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Women use an umbrella to protect themselves from the scorching sun during a hot summer day, in Mumbai.
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Hot summer day in New Delhi
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Women take cover under a scarf on a hot summer day amid heatwave, in New Delhi.
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Hot summer day in Samba
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel patrol along the India-Pakistan border during scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Samba district.
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Hot summer day in Lucknow
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Deer on a hot summer day, at Lucknow Zoo.
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Hot summer day in Jammu
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Children dive in a stream on a hot summer day, in the outskirts of Jammu.
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North India Heatwave
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Passersby stand in a queue to receive a cup of cold drink distributed by a non-governmental organization as a heat wave grips the Indian capital New Delhi.
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Heatwave in New Delhi
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Macaques play at a fountain at Vijay Chowk on a hot summer day amid heatwave, in New Delhi.
