NEW DELHI: Tempers are running high in the Indian capital as the city reels under an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring to around 44 deg C.

Over half a dozen Indian states have been affected and officials say that at least 24 people have died as a result of the heat.

The situation has not been helped by prolonged power outages lasting eight to 12 hours in New Delhi neighbourhoods and erratic water supplies over the past few days.

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