Heatwave in northwest India to continue till June 13

New Delhi: Parts of northwest and central India reeled under heatwave conditions on Saturday though the area of impact reduced slightly.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the heatwave spell in isolated areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand will continue for up to two more days.
On Saturday, heatwave conditions prevailed in parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh where Banda was the hottest place in the country at 46.2 degrees Celsius.
At least 22 towns and cities in these states reported maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius.
Northwest and central India is reeling under a heatwave spell since June 2 due to an onslaught of hot and dry westerly winds.
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