India Report: Mercury soars to 48 degrees Celcius in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda city

Representative image of people drinking water distributed by volunteers. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a severe heat wave warning for large parts of northwest and central India for the coming days. Source: EPA / RAJAT GUPTA/EPA/AAP

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Published 20 May 2026 5:05pm

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