Delhi registered record high temperatures on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Glimpses of how Delhi residents tried to keep cool.
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IMAGE: A girl takes a bath in Sanjay Lake in New Delhi. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Children take a bath in Sanjay Lake to beat the heat. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Jaljeera from a roadside vendor to beat the heat. Photograph: Mohd Zakir/ANI Photo
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IMAGE: Locals offer cooling drinks in Narela, New Delhi, here and below. Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man drinks a cooling drink offered by locals in Narela. Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man and child drink cooling drinks offered by locals in Narela, New Delhi. Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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IMAGE: A man wipes sweat with a gamcha while sitting on his makeshift bed by the roadside in Narela, New Delhi. Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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IMAGE: Will the gamcha stave off the heat? A scene from Narela, New Delhi. Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters
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IMAGE: Women cover themselves with dupattas at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi. Photograph: Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo
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