A severe heatwave has claimed the lives of nearly 100 people across India, reports say.
The eastern Indian state of Orissa appears to be the worst affected with 58 people dying from heat stroke, according to local officials.
Unofficial figures in the Orissa media put the number of dead closer to 200.
Many parts of India have recorded temperatures of over 40C as weather officials say the monsoon, expected at this time of the year, has been patchy.
Orissa disaster management minister Surjya Narayan Patro has said that the federal government should declare the heat wave as a "national calamity" so that the relatives of the dead are compensated better.
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