Deadly Heat Covers Northern India as Election Enters Last Leg

  • Maximum temperatures in some places expected to top 117F
  • Extremely heavy rain forecast for Kerala, Tamil Nadu in south
A truck sprays water mist to provide relief from the heat in Jaipur, India, on May 15.Photographer: Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Deadly heat is engulfing several northern Indian states, while the south is getting heavy pre-monsoon rains, posing health risks for hundreds of thousands of people participating in election rallies.