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Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C [ 117 ℉ ]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/delhi-orders-schools-to-close-early-heatwave-indiaDelhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C
Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this week
Agence France-Presse in Delhi
Tue 21 May 2024 03.56 EDT
Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F).
City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect” due to the blistering heat, according to a government order quoted by the Hindustan Times on Tuesday, cutting the term by a few days.
India’s weather bureau has warned of “severe heatwave conditions” this week, reaching a peak of 47.4C in Delhi’s Najafgarh suburb on Monday – the hottest temperature countrywide.
Authorities in other states – including Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan – have also ordered schools to close, India Today reported.
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Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this week
Agence France-Presse in Delhi
Tue 21 May 2024 03.56 EDT
Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F).
City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect” due to the blistering heat, according to a government order quoted by the Hindustan Times on Tuesday, cutting the term by a few days.
India’s weather bureau has warned of “severe heatwave conditions” this week, reaching a peak of 47.4C in Delhi’s Najafgarh suburb on Monday – the hottest temperature countrywide.
Authorities in other states – including Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan – have also ordered schools to close, India Today reported.
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India Today article includes regional specifics:
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/schools-closed-in-multiple-states-due-to-intense-heatwave-2541471-2024-05-20