In Pictures: Heatwave sweeps South Asia and Middle East, drying fields and melting roads

A heatwave in India has killed at least 1,371 people as temperatures near 50 deg C. Fields have dried out and roads are even melting, as the authorities warn people not to head outside in the middle of the day.

Pakistan, Israel and Egypt have not been spared the extreme weather. We take a look in pictures:

10jdheat28

1jdheat28

2jdheat28

3jdheat28

4jdheat28

5jdheat28

6jdheat28

7jdheat28

8jdheat28

9jdheat28

11jdheat28

Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.