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The death toll from India's killer heatwave has topped 1,100 as people battle to contend with conditions so hot roads are beginning to melt.

Road surfaces in New Delhi have started melting as temperatures hit a blistering 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) - and forecasters have warned it will get even hotter.

Southern India has been hit hardest by the sweltering weather and many of the victims are construction workers, elderly or homeless people unable to heed official advice to stay indoors.