India's on-going heat wave sets new highs

Record temperatures in excess of
 51C have left their mark on India.

India’s on-going heat wave, which set a new record for the country’s highest-ever recorded temperature last week, is melting tarmac on the roads of some of India's busiest cities.

Residents in the city of Valsad, Gujarat, had to fight melting tar while crossing the road as temperatures rose to 56C.

Video footage from NDTV shows people becoming trapped on a melting road surface as their shoes stick in the softening tarmac.

Read the Independent story - “India’s roads melt as record-breaking heat wave continues.”