A tormenting heatwave swept through North India on Sunday with the mercury crossing 49 degrees Celsius in pockets of Delhi, while the weather office forecast some relief Monday onwards. The mercury leaped to a whopping 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi while Najafgarh in southwest part of the city recorded 49.1 degrees Celsius, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. (Reuters Photo)
Gurugram in Haryana witnessed a scalding temperature of 48.1 degrees Celsius, the highest since May 10, 1966, when the city logged 49 degrees Celsius. (PTI Photo)
The IMD said a thunderstorm or a dust storm is likely in the national capital on Monday.(PTI Photo)
A young boy swims in the water of a canal to beat the heat on a hot summer afternoon. (PTI Photo)
A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius and at least 4.5 notches above the normal. (PTI Photo)
A boy takes bath under a water-pipeline on a hot summer afternoon, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Without the easterly winds, temperatures would have leaped to 46-47 degrees Celsius. (PTI Photo)
Delhi had witnessed a hot and dry March, gauging nil rainfall against the normal of 15.9 mm. (PTI Photo)
Buffaloes bathe in the Ganga river to beat the heat on a hot summer day, in Prayagraj. (PTI Photo)
Homeless people rest under a bridge near the Yamuna River on a hot summer day, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
A student drinks water while riding a two-wheeler to quench his thirst on a hot summer afternoon, in Bikaner. (PTI Photo)
Back-to-back patchy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds had provided some respite from the intense heat last week. (PTI Photo)
A heatwave at the month-end had sent the mercury soaring to 46 and 47 degrees Celsius in several parts of Delhi. (PTI Photo)
Easterly winds will slow down as the effect of severe cyclone Asani dissipates over the next two days. (PTI Photo)
A man drinks water to quench his thirst on a hot summer day, at Hazratganj crossing in Lucknow. (PTI Photo)
