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More than 1,100 people have died in India’s 118-degree heatwave

India can be a hot place, but a heatwave gripping much of the country through the month of May is especially bad this year. Temperatures in the capital city of New Delhi reached 118 degrees Monday. The mercury climbed so high, locals on the ground reported the streets of the metropolis were melting. Three groups have seen the most numbers of deaths.