This is what a road melted by India's monster heat wave looks like
Parts of India are in the grips of a brutal heat wave that has risen to a hellish 117 degrees Fahrenheit in certain areas. Some 1,100 people have died from causes related to the heat wave, which is expected to continue through next week.
It's gotten so bad that asphalt roads are literally melting, as captured here by The Hindustan Times' Sanjeev Verma, in New Delhi: Ryu Spaeth
Photo by @sanjeev72 - The famed roads of Delhi buckle under the relentless heat of the summer of Delhi. Even the tar gives in to the heat-wave. (May 25, 2015) #InstawithHT #Heat #Hot #DelhiSummers #Nature #Weather #Climate #Weatherman #MeltingRoad #HeatWaves #Safdarjung #Delhi #India #Asia #News #Nation #Photojournalism #NoFilter #Instaclick #Instagood #InstadailyA photo posted by Hindustan Times (@hindustan_times) on May 25, 2015 at 9:47pm PDT
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