Nine of the 15 hottest places on the planet are in India

Nine cities from India figured on the list of 15 hottest places in the world as heatwaves continued to sweep across the region. According to El Dorado Weather website, these cities experienced a temperature above 46.5°C.

15: Nagpur Sonegaon/ 46.8°C. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

14: Pilani/ 46.8°C. (Image: Alok Pacholi,  Wikimedia Commons)

13: Jhansi/ 47°C. (Image: Ravi9889, Wikimedia Commons)

12: Sri Ganganagar/ 47°C. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

11: Bikaner/  47.4°C. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

10: Delhi/ 47.6°C. (Source: IANS)

9: Sibi (Pakistan)/ 48°C. (Representational Image)

8: Rohri (Pakistan)/ 48°C. (Image: Muhammad Khan Niazi, Wikimedia commons)

7: Hissar/48°C. (Image:  Vishal, Wikimedia Commons)

6: Banda/48°C. (Image: Work2win , Wikimedia Commons)

5: Pad Idan (Pakistan)/ 49°C. (Representational Image: AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

4: Nawabshah (Pakistan)/ 49°C. (Image: Aziz Kingrani, Wikimedia Commons)

3: Jacobabad (Pakistan)/ 50°C. (Image: Dadanjani, Wikimedia Commons)

2: Churu/ 50°C. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

1: Mactan (Philippines)/ 52.4°C. (Image: Lsj, Wikimedia Commons)