At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave across India, that has seen roads melt in New Delhi and temperatures near 50 degrees.

The death toll due to severe heat wave conditions claimed 884 lives in Andhra Pradesh so far with no respite in sweltering conditions on Tuesday.

KARIMNAGAR: As many 68 persons died of sunstroke in various parts of district from April 10 till date, according to information provided by the district health authorities.

The temperature topped 30 degrees in Tokyo on Tuesday for the first time this year as much of the nation baked in unseasonable hot weather.

Soaring temperatures have gripped parts of southern and northern India in an extreme heat wave which has killed more than 500 people and looks set to continue this week, officials said on Monday.

BHUBANESWAR: The mercury went up a couple of notches across the state on Monday, with no respite in sight for at least in a week.

At least 145 people died due to intense heat wave in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana since Saturday, raising to 368 the death toll in the blistering weather conditions which continued in many parts of

Andhra Pradesh continued to reel under severe heat wave conditions for the second consecutive day on Thursday even as six sunstroke deaths were reported from different districts.

With no respite in the soaring day temperatures, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued warning that heat wave conditions would prevail in some parts of Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Nalgonda