Italy's farm animals are being given showers, fans and air conditioning in their stalls to try to keep them cool during the current heatwave there.

The death toll from a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province passes 800, hospital officials say, as mortuaries reached capacity.

More than 120 people have died during a heatwave in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Delhi, surrounding areas wake up to a cooler morning as mercury dropped to around 30°C from weeks of unrelenting temperatures caused by a heat wave that killed over 2,200 people in India.

The massive heatwave sweeping India is starting to ease, with forecasts of rain in some affected states.

Heatwave conditions continue to sweep India where more than 1,100 people have died in the past week, officials say.

The death toll in the heatwave sweeping India has reached nearly 800 with temperatures nearing 50C (122F) in some areas.

At least 500 people are reported to have died in a heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures reaching 48C (118F) in some areas.