No relief from heatwave as mercury soars across India 7 Photos . Updated: 29 May 2015, 05:23 PM IST Livemint The rising temperatures in the country have claimed more than 1000 lives already. As heat becomes unbearable, Indians look for ways to cool themselves- 1/7An old man enjoys a cool shower in the open as Delhi experienced yet another scorching day. HT 2/7Water porters get busy to meet up the huge water demand in Babughat Bus stand area in Kolkata. Indranil Bhoumik/Mint 3/7A man stops at a roadside tap to cool himself on a hot day in Kolkata. Indranil Bhoumik/Mint 4/7Kids take a dip in the pond next to the India Gate lawns to stay cool, while a passerby walks past in a cap to protect his head from the hot sun. Ramesh Pathania/Mint 5/7Even the ice cream cart is deserted on a hot day in Delhi with the ice-cream vendor taking a nap as the mercury level rises. Ramesh Pathania/Mint 6/7Rajpath baking on a midsummer day, as the temperature soars beyond belief in the capital. Ramesh Pathania/Mint 7/7Trying to keep himself cool on a typical hot day in Bangalore. Hemant Mishra/Mint