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. In several areas of Thailand including Bangkok, temperatures have sky-rocketed past 40C. In the country's southern region, railway staff have been tirelessly placing ice on the tracks in a bid to stop them becoming faulty. Additional pressure has been put on the Philippines biggest island, Luzon, as the use of air conditioning continues to surge (pictured: children in Manila) The sky-high temperatures, which are a product of climate change , have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather event (pictured: a worker in Thailand) Several areas of Thailand including Bangkok, temperatures have sky-rocketed past 40C (pictured: children and their mother in Myanmar) In Chiang Rhai City located in the country's north, a motorbike spontaneously combusted on Thursday, Thai media reports. At least 30 individuals have died from heatstroke in Thailand this year alone - a stark contrast to the 37 killed by soaring temperatures in 2023. Heatstroke largely poses a threat to infants, children, the elderly and people with severe underlying health issues. Elsewhere in Cambodia, officials have claimed soaring temperatures contributed to an explosion which killed 20 soldiers last weekend. 'The incident of the ammunition explosion on April 27…was a technical issue because the weapons are old, faulty, and the hot weather,' the country's defence ministry said. However, it is not clear how the rise in temperature caused the incident at the army base in the Kampong Speu province. In Indonesia, high temperatures are contributing to a surge in dengue fever, a potentially deadly Scorching temperatures have increased rates of dengue fever in Indonesia, with incidents rising from 15,000 annual cases to 35,000 in the last year. Spread by infected mosquitoes, Dengue fever is a disease that can cause internal bleeding and even death according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bangladesh and Japan have recorded their warmest April since 1986, with the average weather temperature in Japan rising by 2.76. A motorbike spontaneously combusted on Thursday in Chiang Rai in Thailand on Thursday (pictured: a man taking shelter from the head in New Dehli) Scorching temperatures have increased rates of dengue fever in Indonesia, with incidents rising from 15,000 annual cases to 35,000 in the last year (pictured: Filipino woman sheltering from the heat) All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility