Local boys cool themselves at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Baoli, a heritage-era water tank, on a scorching summer afternoon in New Delhi on June 13, 2025. A heatwave with a 'feels-like' temperature of 51 deg C caused the Indian Meteorological Department to declare a red alert warning. Relief is underway as an early monsoon is expected this weekend, ten days before schedule.
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