Indian asphalt melts away during the terrible heat wave

Posted on 29-05-2015 at 21:08 by JordyS – 37 Comments”

India is currently suffering from a terrible heat wave. The mercury tap the 46 degrees celsius, and that has also for motorists the necessary consequences.

It is around this time always warm in India, but normally the temperature stays stuck at a maximum of 40 degrees. The past few days burned the sun, however, significantly and there will also be the next few days no change. That is bad news, because according to CNN, there are already about 1,700 people died from the consequences of the tremendous heat.

Asphalt melts at temperatures between 40 and 50 degrees, so the next few days to take care blown. It would just be that we have more and more photos as above. It comes to this case, to a pedestrian crossing in Safdarjung, Delhi that is fully melted by the enormous heat, but also on other places is the touch. So, if you are the road like in New Delhi and surrounding areas.