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New Delhi records first heat-related death of the year

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Indian weather officials say they are verifying data, a day after New Delhi recorded a temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius - the highest ever, anywhere in the country. This comes as most of India's north and western regions grapple with severe heatwave conditions, with Delhi reporting its first heat wave death of the year on May 30. Priyata Brajabasi has more.

Indian weather officials say they are verifying data, a day after New Delhi recorded a temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius - the highest ever, anywhere in the country. This comes as most of India's north and western regions grapple with severe heatwave conditions, with Delhi reporting its first heat wave death of the year on May 30. Priyata Brajabasi has more.

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