April Feels Like May As Heat Waves Scorch India, People Rush To Buy Coolers. In Pics

IMD on Monday predicted heat wave conditions in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region over the next two days.

Heatwave Conditions Hover Over India

The mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in several areas of the nation on Monday, with the IMD forecasting heat wave conditions in east India for the next four days and the northwest region for the following two days. (Source: PTI)

Heatwave conditions prevailed in the nation's capital for the second day in a row, with several meteorological stations registering maximum temperatures at least five degrees Celsius above average. (Source: PTI)

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar may see four days of heat wave conditions. Such circumstances are possible in Sikkim, Odisha, and Jharkhand during the next two to three days. (Source: PTI)

The death toll from sunstroke at the 'Maharashtra Bhushan' award ceremony in Navi Mumbai has risen to 13 with the death of a 55-year-old man, while eight people are receiving treatment, according to a civic official on Monday. (Source: PTI)

The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's major meteorological station, recorded a maximum temperature of 40.6 degrees Celsius, four degrees higher than typical. The maximum temperature has risen above 40 degrees Celsius for the third day in a row. (Source: PTI)

On Monday, similar circumstances are forecast in scattered areas in Punjab and Haryana, and in western Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. It is possible that eastern Uttar Pradesh may also be hit on April 18-19. (Source: PTI)