East Asia is hit by searing 48C heatwave as temperature records tumble, schools ... trends now
East Asia is grappling with a record-breaking heatwave as sweltering 48C temperatures leave schools shut, crops damaged, and residents warned to stay indoors.
Several areas in the region have experienced scorching record-breaking temperatures.
The heat in Chauk, Myanmar, hit 48.2C - the highest ever measured, whilst the Filipino capital, Manila, banked a new high of 38.8C.
Around 48,000 schools in the Philippines have also been shut for the entire week, whilst officials have urged citizens to not go outside.
Additional pressure has been put on the country's biggest island, Luzon, as the use of air conditioning continues to surge.
East Asia is grappling with a record-breaking heatwave as sweltering 48C temperatures (pictured: young boy transporting water in Myanmar)
Around 48,000 schools in the Philippines have also been shut for the entire week, whilst officials have urged citizens to not go outside (pictured: Bulacan Province, Phillipines)
The prolonged heat also unearthed a town which was previously flooded in the 1970s.
The ruins of the church and tombs located in 300-year-old submerged Nueva Ecija town emerged after the lake's surface dropped by 50 metres.
According to The Times, the sky-high temperatures, which are a product of climate change, have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather event.
El Niño is a weather pattern - which happens every few years - where the temperature of the sea's surface becomes warmer, according to the Met Office.
Vietnamese agriculture has also taken a massive hit due to drought, with the country's coffee crops being impacted.
An overwhelming aroma appeared in the nation's southern province of Dong Nai after hundreds of thousands of fish died in a dried-up lake.
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