No respite: Intense heat wave till next week, says Met

Indian vendors who sell sunshades for car windows take rest by a roadside on a hot summer afternoon in Jammu, India.

A heat wave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will remain intense till next week, the weatherman said on Friday, warning of temperatures rising to a blistering 50 degree Celsius in many parts of north India.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD’s) warning came a day after Phalodi in Rajasthan experienced 51 degree Celsius, the highest ever in India since weather monitoring began.

“Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are very likely at a few places over Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat; and at isolated places over south Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha and central Maharashtra,” the IMD said in its forecast.

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