INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Extreme heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing millions of students to miss
school and destroying crops.Both the Philippines and Bangladesh shut schools due to the unbearable heat last month, while governments across
the region have issued health warnings
In Thailand, at least 30 people have died from heatstroke since the start of the year.The extreme weather has seen durian fruit burst on
trees in Thailand, destroyed rice crops and caused eggs to shrink, according to local media
The heat has even been cited as a factor that led to an ammunition blast in Cambodia that killed 20 soldiers at an army base last
weekend.Records have been broken across the region
Bangladesh experienced its hottest April ever recorded, with daily maximum temperatures between 2C and 8C hotter than the 33.2C average
Vietnam, 102 weather stations reported record highs in April
Northern and central areas of the country experienced temperatures up to 4C higher than the same period last year, while seven stations
recorded temperatures above 43C on Tuesday last week
We are on a rollercoaster ride in terms of temperature, which is not going to come down any time soon
policies to decide, for example, when schools should be shut or how to protect workers.View image in fullscreenA street vendor uses an
umbrella for protection against the sun in the Philippines capital of Manila last week
Photograph: Aaron Favila/APKC Libre, 15, is a student at Manuel Roxas high school in Manila, but she is currently studying at home after the
school suspended in-person classes last week
heat stopped them from laying eggs
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usual, meaning each tray of eggs weighed less and therefore fetched a lower price when sold
experienced this kind of heat
I have to leave all my equipment in the shade
This article first appeared/also appeared in theguardian.com
