A mahout splashes water on his elephant in the river Yamuna on a hot summer day in New Delhi May 23, 2013. Temperatures in New Delhi on Thursday reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit), according to India's meteorological department.
An Indian boy drinks water dripping from a government tanker supplying water to residents of a colony in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Many areas of the Indian capital are facing acute water shortage, a repeated annual phenomenon during summer when taps go dry as demand rises.
An Indian man carries plastic containers filled with water from a government tanker supplying water to residents of a colony in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Many areas of the Indian capital are facing acute water shortage, a repeated annual phenomenon during summer when taps go dry as demand rises.
Customers check earthen pots, used to store drinking water, in New Delhi on May 23, 2013. Heatwave conditions continued in the Indian capital, with temperatures registering a record high for the month of May at 45.6 degrees celsius.
Indian children transport barrels filled with water from a government tanker in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Many areas of the Indian capital are facing acute water shortage, a repeated annual phenomenon during summer when taps go dry as demand rises.
A labourer sleeps on a makeshift bed covered with a mosquito net on a hot summer morning in New Delhi May 23, 2013. Temperatures in New Delhi on Thursday reached 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit), according to India's meteorological department.
