NEW DELHI —
India’s weather department issued a red alert for several parts of the country’s northwest on Wednesday, warning of a
severe heat wave a day after parts of the capital Delhi recorded their
highest temperature ever at almost 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit).
A red alert implies a “very high likelihood” of people developing “heat illness and heat stroke,” and calls for “extreme care” for vulnerable people, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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India issues heat wave alert as Delhi hits 122 degrees
