Heatwave grips India - in pictures
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An elephant is given a cooling shower at a conservation reserve in Uttar Pradesh state. AFP -
A boy bathes as he waits to collect water from a municipal tanker on a hot summer day in New Delhi. Reuters -
A woman fills a plastic container with drinking water from a municipal tanker in New Delhi. Reuters -
A boy jumps into a pond in Mumbai. Large parts of India are experiencing the hottest April on record. EPA -
A man selling candy floss in Mumbai helps a water vendor who is using an umbrella as a parasol. AP -
Men ride a motorcycle during a hot afternoon on the outskirts of New Delhi. EPA -
A boy eats an ice lolly on the outskirts of New Delhi. EPA -
Women ride a motorised rickshaw in Amritsar. AFP -
A boy drinks soda beside the Arabian Sea in Mumbai. AP -
At a factory in New Delhi, a worker waits to load ice blocks on to a vehicle. Reuters -
A child plays near a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, Assam state. AP -
Men enjoy a slide at a water park in New Delhi. AFP -
People take a dip in a wave pool at a water park in New Delhi. AFP -
Youths use their helmets to pour water over themselves near a construction site on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Reuters -
A labourer naps near sacks of vegetables in Jammu. AP -
A boy bathes in the Ranbir Canal in Jammu. AP -
A man drinks water in Allahabad. AFP -
A woman covers her head with a plastic tub near Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers. AFP -
Men walk over the bed of the Yamuna River in search of recyclable material in New Delhi. Reuters -
Residents of New Delhi fill containers with water from a municipal tanker. Bloomberg
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