每日视频新闻:印度极端炎热天气致1100多人死亡

Over 1,100 die in heat wave across India
印度极端炎热天气致1100多人死亡

A heat wave is continuing to scorch India. It has now killed over 1,100 people, with most of the victims in the southern states. People are doing all they can to cope with the sweltering heat as temperatures soar to nearly 50 degrees Celsius in some places.

In the most severely affected states - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana - more than 330 and 200 people respectively have died. The government has announced that compensation of 1,500 US dollars will be given to the families of the deceased.

The Indian weather department has issued a red alert for these two states and has forecast that the heat wave will be lingering.