Delhi Swelter In Unrelenting Heatwave, Weather Dept Issues Yellow Alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning of heatwaves across Delhi and its adjoining regions, as well as parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

A heatwave warning has been issued for Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal for the next five days, the IMD has stated

"When actual maximum temperature reaches 45 degrees Celsius or more for two consecutive days, on the second day a heatwave is declared over the station," the weather department said in its daily bulletin.

The IMD has also predicted that a fresh western disturbance may bring relief - light rain - and the temperature could drop by between 3 and 5 degrees Celsius from 24 May.

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A monkey tries to quenche its thirst from a water tap on a hot summer day in Prayagraj on May 20, 2023. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

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A squirrel drinks water from a tap during a hot summer day In Ajmer on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Himanshu SHARMA / AFP)

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A man bathes from a roadside water tap to cool himself on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

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Youth share a piece of cloth to protect themselves from the sun on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Youth share a piece of cloth to protect themselves from the sun on a hot summer day in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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Commuters walk through a mirage on a hot summer day in front of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

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A volunteer distributes chilled sweet water to people during a hot summer day in Amritsar May 19, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

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A worker sprays water on a Green Iguana on a hot summer day at the Snake Park in Chennai on May 19, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)

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People wait for a bus under the shade of tree during a hot summer day in Amritsar May 19, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Delhi Swelters in Unrelenting Heatwave, Weather Dept Issues Yellow Alert