Unbearably hot weather has hit parts of India, with temperatures soaring and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing alerts for several cities.
Delhi reported its first heatstroke patients on Thursday amid an orange alert for heatwave conditions, while a red-coloured IMD warning was in place for East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and certain parts of Vidarbha for the next three days.
Queries have spiked for popular hill towns such as Himachal Pradesh's Manali, where the weather is still relatively cooler but few degrees above normal for this time of the year.
