'Blistering heat': Indians warned to stay indoors as temperatures soar

The BBC's Sumedha Pal described how difficult it was to be standing in the streets of Delhi as temperatures rose to 45C . Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Composite image -The BBC's Sumedha Pal stood on a street (r) and a woman walking down a street holding an umbrella (r) 'Blistering heat': Indians warned to stay indoors as temperatures soar Parts of India are experiencing extremely high temperatures, with people in places such as Delhi advised to stay indoors. Many are unable to as they must work, and some have been suffering from dehydration and exhaustion. "It's extremely difficult to be standing on the street," said the BBC's Sumedha Pal in Delhi as temperatures reached 45C. 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