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