Pictures: North India under the spell of a heat wave

Amid coronavirus lockdown, heat wave has intensified in several states across north India. A railway employee refills water bottles of migrants sitting in a train to reach their native places, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Jabalpur.

Temperatures soared above 45 degree Celsius in many parts across the country on Monday. A Homeguard cadet splashes water on his head to beat the heat during a hot summer day, amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Prayagraj.

In Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan maximum temperatures are expected to climb from May 25-26. A migrant family travels on a bike to reach their native places on a hot summer day during the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Jabalpur.

A traffic policeman drinks water during a hot summer day, amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Prayagraj.

‘Red alert’ for heatwave in Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan till today. A man covers his face as he rides a bicycle during the heatwave in New Delhi.

A woman cover her face and her child during the heatwave in New Delhi.

Harayana police personnel with their faces covered to protect themselves from the scorching heat in Gurugram.

Deserted view of the India Gate as the heatwave prevails during the COVID-19 lockdown in New Delhi. The weather bureau has said dust and thunderstorms will bring some to respite to northern India from the blistering heat on May 29 and 30.

A woman and her child cross a road as they hold an umbrella to protect themselves from the sun on a hot summer day, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Vijayawada.

Migrant workers cover themselves with a scarf, to protect from heat as they wait to get registered before boarding a train to their home state of eastern Bihar, during an extended lockdown to slow the spreading of the COVID-19, in New Delhi.