This year's summer, torrid even by Indian standards, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in many areas early in the season, adds risks of dehydration and heat stroke
A woman fills a container with water at a municipal water pump on a hot day in Hinauti village in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, May 4, 2022. Picture taken May 4, 2022. Image: REUTERS/Ritesh Shukla