Hundreds Die in India Heatwave

Hundreds of people have died in northern India as the country suffers the hottest temperatures it has ever recorded. Along with the at least 260 people reported dead, thousands have flooded hospitals suffering heat stroke or food poisoning. In cities the heat has also led to electricity blackouts and water shortages. The situation is expected to worsen before the desperately awaited arrival of monsoon season, with temperatures predicted to reach 122 degrees in the coming weeks.

Monsoon season, which likely won't hit the bone-dry north until the end of June, is "too long to wait. We'll all go mad before," a Delhi man told the Guardian.