India hit by deadly heat wave

In much of India, extremely hot weather doesn’t arrive until sometime in April. But this year, temperatures started soaring in March. Experts say that climate change might have something to do with this year’s deadly heat wave that’s impacting huge swathes of the country. From New Delhi, Sushmita Pathak reports.

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