Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The extreme heat crippling large parts of northwest India will continue for another five days, with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh predicted to bear the maximum impact.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on May 18 predicted severe heat wave over the plains of northwest India during the next five days and heat wave over east and central regions during the next three days. Swathes of north India stewed in brutal heat on May 17, with maximum temperatures soaring to a scorching 47.4 degrees Celsius in west Delhi’s Najafgarh, the highest this season in the country so far.
The Met office also issue a red warning for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and west Rajasthan, stressing the need for xtreme care for vulnerable people.
