Child leaps into Yamuna pool amid Delhi heat
A child jumps into a makeshift pool on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on 18 May 2026, as residents sought any relief available during the ongoing heatwave. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A child jumps into a makeshift pool on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on 18 May 2026, as residents sought any relief available during the ongoing heatwave. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A child cools off in a makeshift pool along the Yamuna River in New Delhi on 18 May 2026, as the capital endured intense heatwave conditions this summer. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
With temperatures soaring during the May 2026 heatwave, a child seeks relief in a riverside pool on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Scorching heatwave conditions in New Delhi on 18 May 2026 drove children to makeshift pools along the Yamuna River banks as temperatures climbed to extreme levels. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
As the heatwave intensified across New Delhi on 18 May 2026, a child turned to a makeshift pool on the Yamuna River banks — one of many improvised ways residents coped with the extreme heat. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Groups of children cool themselves in makeshift pools on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on 18 May 2026, amid a severe heatwave gripping the capital. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi became an informal cooling hub on 18 May 2026, as children gathered in makeshift pools to escape the heatwave sweeping the city. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The May 2026 heatwave pushed New Delhi residents to their limits, with children filling makeshift pools along the Yamuna River banks — a recurring summer scene as temperatures reportedly touched extreme highs. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)