Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday (May 29) as extreme heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, sending people to seek shelter indoors.
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00:00 Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as extreme
00:08 heat conditions gripped the north and western parts of India, sending people to seek shelter
00:14 indoors.
00:15 A heatwave alert has been in place for large parts of India since last week, but on Wednesday,
00:22 the temperature in Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of Delhi, crossed the 50 Celsius mark.
00:29 The Indian capital has had temperatures of over 45 Celsius in previous years, but never
00:35 gone as high as 52.9 Celsius.
00:41 Auto rickshaw drivers in Delhi waited in the stifling heat for customers as people mostly
00:47 stayed away from the streets to avoid the searing heat.
00:51 A spot of light rain in other parts of Delhi later on Wednesday brought some respite, and
00:56 weather officials expect the heat to ease later this week over northwest and central
01:01 India.
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