People cremate their relatives who have died from heat-related illnesses, in Ballia, in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
A villager mourns as he cremates his relative who has died from heat-related illnesses, in Ballia, in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
People cremate their relatives who have died from heat-related illnesses, in Ballia, in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Vinod Kumar Singh, performs post cremation ritual for his father who passed away following heat related ailments in village Kothi, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. Several people have died in two of India's most populous states in recent days amid a searing heat wave, as hospitals find themselves overwhelmed with patients. More than hundred people in the Uttar Pradesh, and dozens in neighboring Bihar state have died due to heat-related illness.
People stand in queue to register at the overcrowded district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
A couple try to pacify their daughter suffering from heat related ailment as she is brought to the government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state.
People suffering from heat related ailments crowd the district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state.
People stand in queue to register outside district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state.
An elderly person suffering from heat related ailment lies on a stretcher waiting to get admitted outside the overcrowded government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
An elderly person suffering from heat related ailment lies on a stretcher waiting to get admitted outside the overcrowded government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
Ashes of three villagers who died due to heat related ailments are hung from a tree during their funeral in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh state.
People suffering from heat related ailments crowd the district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
Meena Tiwari, center, cries standing in front of the body of her son Ashutosh Tiwari, who allegedly died of heat stroke, at the district government hospital, in Ballia district of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
