Areas recovering from destructive Cyclone Fani will have to endure dangerous temperatures this week as a heat wave builds across northern and eastern India.
The heat already turned deadly with at least three deaths from sunstroke reported in Andhra Pradesh, according to OneIndia.
Seven deaths and more than 300 people have been hospitalized due to the intense heat since mid-March in Maharashtra, according to The Indian Express.
Just days after Cyclone Fani struck northeast Andhra Pradesh, parts of the state saw temperatures soar above 45 C (113 F) on Monday.
This heat will continue to build and expand northward through cyclone-ravaged states of Odisha and West Bengal in the coming days.
Brahmapur, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Kharagpur and Kolkata will feel the heat as temperatures increase each day into Thursday and remain dangerously high into the weekend.
Cyclone Fani became the strongest cyclone to strike India in the past 20 years last Friday when it made landfall near Puri with winds equal to a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic and east Pacific.
The cyclone claimed at least 38 lives in Odisha, 25 of which were in Puri, according to the Times of India. A total of 42 people died in India with more than 10 million people still affected by the storm.
Fani also caused 17 deaths and 45 injuries in Bangladesh as the storm moved inland and weakened.
As recovery efforts continue, residents and aid workers will face dangerous heat with temperatures near 38 C (100 F) at the coast and 40-43 C (104-110 F) for locations farther inland.
The hottest locations on any given day will endure temperatures near 45-46 C (113-115 F). There will be areas of blowing dust as well.
The dangerous heat will not be confined to areas that were affected by Cyclone Fani as heat builds throughout all of eastern and northern India.
Locations from Jharkhand and Bihar northwest to Punjab and Rajasthan will all endure several days of intense heat with daily high temperatures of 41-44 C (105-112 F).
This threat will include New Delhi and all of the National Capital Region (NCR). Temperatures in New Delhi have already approached 43 C (110 F) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Temperatures may trend slightly lower next week; however, no lasting relief is expected from the heat outside of areas that see a brief shower or thunderstorm on any given day.