Severe heat wave scorches Delhi; mercury soars to year's highest

As the monsoon continued to play truant, a severe heat wave scorched parts of Delhi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far. This is the first heat wave in Delhi this summer season, according to the India Meteorological Department.

As the monsoon continued to play truant, a severe heat wave scorched parts of Delhi on Tuesday with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far. This is the first heat wave in Delhi this summer season, according to the India Meteorological Department. June 29, 2021 at 10:57PM https://ift.tt/3jrGdKo