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It’s so hot in India right now that the streets are literally melting.

Soaring summer temperatures in India have left more than 1,400 people dead over the past month, officials said Thursday.

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Most of the 1,412 heat-related deaths so far have occurred in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Telangana, where temperatures have soared up to 47 C, according to government figures.

“The rains which have eluded us for the last couple of years have created serious drought conditions,” said state minister K.T. Rama Rao in Telangana, which was carved out of Andhra Pradesh as a separate state just last year.

“This is unprecedented … so there is a little bit of panic,” he said. “Hopefully the monsoon will be on time. Hopefully we will receive rain very, very soon.”

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Public announcements have urged people to drink water and try and avoid going outdoors during the hottest hours of the day.