INDIA burns at extreme temperatures, recorded 51 degrees in the shade

India burns at extreme temperatures - in Phalodi, in the desert state of Rajasthan, was recorded 51 degrees Celsius in the shade

This is a new heat record, and the previous was in 1956, when it recorded 50.6 degrees Celsius. In the north of India temperatures regularly exceed 40 degrees in May and June, which are the hottest months of the year.Weather Service issued a warning of "strong wave of heat" that should be retained in the north and west India over the weekend, according to the agency.

• 20 May, 2016
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