Scorching Heat

At the peak of summer this year, Nepal recorded quite a sweltering temperature. As mercury soared up to 44.2 degree Celsius in Nepalgunj, the heat blistered through the days, leaving people listless and scorching. As such, lives were disrupted in Tarai which tends to experience scorching heat in summer. Conversations revolved around the rising temperature as people complained of the weather incessantly. Schools were closed in most part of Tarai. And cases of heat strokes spiked as dehydration became a major problem. People only breathed a sigh of relief once the monsoon set in.