West Bengal

India's capital experienced scorching temperatures, with the mercury soaring to a record 49.9 degrees Celsius, as reported by AFP. This unprecedented heatwave prompted warnings from authorities regarding water shortages in the city.

Empty oxygen cylinders are piling up almost as fast as bodies in the city of Khulna, which has become Bangladesh's coronavirus hotspot in a dire new surge.

The government has ordered a strict week-long nationwide lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of COVID-19, but Khulna's hospitals cannot cope.

Neither can relatives of the dead.

India is preparing for the second hurricane in a short time. Hurricane Yaas is over the Bay of Bengal and will cross the east of the country later today. About 1.1 million people have been evacuated.

The hurricane has so far killed two people and destroyed several homes.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on May 2, indicating his Hindu nationalist party's political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.

India's coronavirus disaster deepened on April 29 with its daily death toll climbing above 3,600, as more international aid was flown in with the United States sending nearly one million test kits.

India's coronavirus tally crossed the 9.3 million mark on Friday after 43,082 new infections were reported in last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

A storm in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast intensified into a severe cyclone on June 3, gathering speed as it barreled toward India's financial capital of Mumbai.

A powerful cyclone that slammed into coastal India and Bangladesh has left damage difficult to assess on May 21 and about 20 deaths.

Tropical Cyclone Amphan has developed in the Bay of Bengal and is heading north towards eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal before bearing down on western Bangladesh.

This enormous and slow-moving cyclone has a cloud band which is about 2,200km (1367 miles) wide and a well-defined 15km (9 miles) round eye. It continues to strengthen.

A strong cyclone was moving toward India and Bangladesh on May 19 as authorities were trying to evacuate millions of people while maintaining social distancing.

Amphan is expected to make landfall on Wednesday morning, and forecasters warned of extensive damage from high winds, heavy rainfall, tidal waves and some flooding in crowded cities like Kolkata.