Temperature soars to 40 degrees Celsius; heatwave to continue in state
Citizens reel under heatwave as the temperature soars high, at MG Road in Ghatkopar East on Monday. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi
After two months of pleasant weather, Mumbaikars have been hit by a blistering encounter with summer. The temperature across Mumbai and MMR soared to around 40 degrees Celsius on Monday due to the heatwave, which had been forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 39.6 degrees Celsius, while Colaba reported 39.4 degrees Celsius on Monday. The temperature is six degrees higher than normal.
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