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May 23, 2023

India Issues Heat Alerts as Temperatures Top 113 Degrees Fahrenheit
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India's Meteorological Department has issued heat alerts for the capital
New Delhi and several states as daytime temperatures soar to 45 degrees
Celsius - or more than 113 degrees Fahrenheit. Parts of the northern
state of Uttar Pradesh have suffered blackouts of more than 12 hours,
coming despite a government order that all power plants run at full
capacity.


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