India's heatwave - in pictures

People suffering from heat-related ailments in the district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state, India. All photos: AP
People suffering from heat-related ailments in the district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state, India. All photos: AP
Victims of the heat in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state
Victims of the heat in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state
A woman wipes the head of her ailing husband at the hospital in Ballia
A woman wipes the head of her ailing husband at the hospital in Ballia
A nomadic family rests in shade outside their tent in Lalitpur district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India
A nomadic family rests in shade outside their tent in Lalitpur district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India
A man and a child covered with scarves to shield themselves from the blazing sunshine in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh state
A man and a child covered with scarves to shield themselves from the blazing sunshine in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh state
People crowd round a hospital desk in Ballia district
People crowd round a hospital desk in Ballia district
A villager in Ballia district sprays water on his livestock to cool them down
A villager in Ballia district sprays water on his livestock to cool them down
People queue to register outside the district hospital in Ballia
People queue to register outside the district hospital in Ballia
A father tries to pacify his heat-affected daughter at the government district hospital in Ballia
A father tries to pacify his heat-affected daughter at the government district hospital in Ballia
An elderly patient waiting to be admitted to hospital in Ballia
An elderly patient waiting to be admitted to hospital in Ballia
A ward at the district hospital in Ballia
A ward at the district hospital in Ballia
A milkman with containers covered with wet jute sacks to protect the milk from the severe heat in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh state
A milkman with containers covered with wet jute sacks to protect the milk from the severe heat in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh state

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