Indıa Weather

epa02180110 Indian women sit on a rickshaw with an  umbrella over their heads to protect themselves from Sun in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, India, 30 May 2010.  Two persons have died due to the heat in the state of Punjab, according to the news sources. However, the summer has loosened its grip a bit inaround the region as maximum temperatures dipped after parts of the region were swept by duststorms. This year summer has been severe with heat wave conditions prevailing over many parts of northwestcentral India, earlier than expected.  EPA/RAMINDER PAL SINGH