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  • A village boy uses an umbrella to protect himself from the heat as he walks on a dried water bed near Basudevpur village, about 140 kilometers (88 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, Saturday, April 17, 2010. Places across north India have been experiencing a heat wave condition, with temperature in the capital New Delhi crossing 42.9 degrees Celsius (109.2 Fahrenheit), according to news reports. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
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    A village boy uses an umbrella to protect himself from the heat as he walks on a dried water bed near Basudevpur village, about 140 kilometers (88 miles) from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneshwar, Saturday, April 17, 2010. Places across north India have been experiencing a heat wave condition, with temperature in the capital New Delhi crossing 42.9 degrees Celsius (109.2 Fahrenheit), according to news reports. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

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    An Indian worker quenches his thirst as he makes desert coolers at a workshop on a hot summer afternoon in Allahabad, India, Sunday, April 18, 2010. Severe heat wave conditions are reported across India, with temperatures near 44 degree Celsius (111 degree Fahrenheit) in many centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    An Indian commuter splashes water on his face to cool himself on a hot day at the Railway Station in Allahabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2010. Severe heat wave conditions are reported across India, with temperatures near 44 degree Celsius (111 degree Fahrenheit) in many centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    An Indian mother and child cover themselves with cotton clothes to protect themselves from the sun as they ride on a motorcyle in Allahabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2010. Severe heat wave conditions are reported across India, with temperatures near 44 degree Celsius (111 degree Fahrenheit) in many centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    Indian women cover themselves with cotton clothes to protect themselves from the sun as they walk in Allahabad, India, Monday, April 19, 2010. Severe heat wave conditions are reported across India, with temperatures near 44 degree Celsius (111 degree Fahrenheit) in many centers. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    Indian rickshaw pullers rest on their vehicles in Calcutta, India, Monday, April 12, 2010. Heat wave conditions swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in many areas, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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    People sleep on road due to excessive heat and power outages in Calcutta, India, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Severe heat wave conditions are reported across India, with temperatures near 44 degree Celsius (111 degree Fahrenheit) in many centers. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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    A boy pours water over his head to get respite from the heat in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The mercury hovered around 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 Fahrenheit) in the national capital Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

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    Vehicles pass an intersection near the India Gate war memorial, background, in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2010. Rain on Monday brought respite from heat by lowering the temperatures to around 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

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    An Indian security guard looks on as clouds hover above a high rise building in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 19, 2010. Rain on Monday brought respite from heat by lowering the temperatures to around 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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    A girl bathes in a pond at the India Gate monument lawns in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 16, 2010. Places across north India have been experiencing a heat wave condition, with capital New Delhi recording the seasons highest of 42 degree Celsius (108 degree Fahrenheit) Thursday, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

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    Children play in a pond at the India Gate monument lawns in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 16, 2010. Places across north India have been experiencing a heat wave condition, with capital New Delhi recording the season's highest of 42 degree Celsius (108 degree Fahrenheit) Thursday according to news reports. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)

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    A girl transports a desert cooler on a rickshaw at a whole sale market in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Heat wave conditions swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in many areas, according to news reports.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

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    An Indian rickshaw puller rests in the shade at a closed market complex in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Heat wave conditions swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in many areas, according to news reports.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

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    A worker listens to his cellular phone as he rests next to desert coolers for sale at a market in New Delhi, India, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Heat wave conditions swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in many areas, according to news reports.(AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

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    Indian men carry a desert cooler on a motorcycle on a hot summer afternoon in Allahabad, India, Sunday, April 18, 2010. Most parts of Northern India are reeling under heat wave conditions. Saturday was the hottest April day in 52 years for New Delhi, with the maximum temperature recorded at 43.7 degree Celsius, or 110.66 degree Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

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    Indian villagers take rest under the shadow of trees on a hot afternoon in Mendhasala village in eastern Orissa state, India, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Heat wave conditions swept several parts of the country with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in many areas, according to news reports.(AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

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    Hospital staff break ice to apply on heat stroke victims at a hospital in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, May 21, 2010. Gujarat state recorded a high of 48.5 degree Celsius (119.3 Fahrenheit) for the first time in the history of the state, according to officials of the India Meteorological Department. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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