The death toll1 of the heat wave spreading across India has risen to over 22-hundered.
Local meteorological officials report that a high temperature of 47.1 degrees Celsius2 has been recorded at the country's central state.
Professor at Allahabad University, Dr Sumeet Dwivedi, says cooling monsoon3 rains will fall in southern India next week, and further ease the weeks-long heat wave.
"The Kerala coast is most likely to receive the monsoon rainfall on June 1. Between June 1 and 5, the monsoons4 will start in Kerala. And it is expected to reach Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) between June 15 to June 20 for sure. There are also chances of one or two pre-monsoon showers."
The monsoon season is expected to last until the end of September.
Currently, showers and thunderstorms in some parts of southern India have alleviated5 the heat wave.
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toll [təʊl]
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| n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟) | |
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Celsius [ˈselsiəs]
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| adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的 | |
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monsoon [ˌmɒnˈsu:n]
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monsoons [mɒn'su:nz]
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| n.（南亚、尤指印度洋的）季风( monsoon的名词复数 )；（与季风相伴的）雨季；（南亚地区的）雨季 | |
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| 减轻，缓解，缓和( alleviate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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