Heat wave in India claims 1,500 lives in just over a week

Indian horseman Rahul and his horses cool off in a canal on the outskirts of Jalandhar, as scorching weather conditions continue across India.

A patient lies on a bed in a government hospital in Allahabad, as scorching weather conditions continue across India. Hospitals in India were struggling to cope with an influx of victims of a blistering heat wave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week.

Road markings melt along with the asphalt due to high temperatures in New Delhi.

A child in New Delhi pours water on himself, trying to cool off.

Indian cycle rickshaw riders sleep during the heat of the day in New Delhi.

An Indian man rests inside a concrete pipe on a hot summer day in Hyderabad, India.

An Indian passenger takes a bath beside rail tracks on a hot summer day at a railway station in Jammu, India.