Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C

Parts of northern India continue to reel under a prolonged heatwave that has thrown normal life out of gear.
On Thursday, temperatures soared beyond 45C in many states and touched 48.8C in Rajasthan state's Barmer city.
India's weather department has said that the heatwave is likely to continue till Wednesday.
Several regions are facing water and electricity shortages due to spikes in power consumption.