Leave cancelled for India’s doctors as heat wave kills 1,300

Reuters: A heat wave in India has killed at least 1,371 people this week as temperatures soar above 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit), and doctors' leave has been cancelled to help cope with the sick. May and June are India's hottest months, with temperatures regularly pushing above 40 Celsius. But meteorologists say the number of days when temperatures approach 45 Celsius has increased in the past 15 years. The death toll in the worst affected states of Andhra Pradesh in the southeast and nearby Telangana......

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