Temperatures in India’s capital city Delhi soared to a record high on Tuesday — nearly breaching the 50 degree Celsius mark (122 Fahrenheit) in regions — amid a weeks-long heatwave that is now threatening water shortages.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported “severe heat-wave conditions” while two stations in Delhi suburbs Narela and Mungeshpur recorded up to 49.9 degree Celsius. The weather department issued a red alert for several parts of the northwest on…