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South Asia heat dome pushes India and Pakistan into emergency mode as temperatures cross 47C

A heat dome covering large stretches of northern India and central Pakistan pushed daytime temperatures above 47 degrees Celsius on Friday, with health officials in both countries reporting at least 84 confirmed heat-related deaths since the start of the week and hospitals in Lahore and Lucknow extending emergency triage protocols.

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South Asia heatwave shatters April records as grid and water systems strain from Karachi to Kolkata

A punishing pre-monsoon heatwave pushed temperatures past 47 degrees Celsius across a 2,000-kilometer arc of South Asia on Tuesday, shattering April records in more than two dozen cities and overwhelming hospitals, power grids and municipal water systems from Sindh through the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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Pre-Monsoon Heatwave Grips South Asia as April Temperatures Shatter Records From Karachi to Kolkata

An early-season heatwave pushed daytime temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius across a 1,400-mile band of South Asia on Thursday, killing at least 71 people across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh and prompting school closures from Sindh to West Bengal.

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