BEATING THE HEAT

A child jumps off a buffalo in a pond on a hot Monday in New Delhi. Over the past week, the national capital has experienced temperatures exceeding 43 degrees celcius. Photo: PTI

BURIED IN ASH

Men work to remove volcanic ash from the roof of a house, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Farmers in the area are scrambling to prevent their cattle from inhaling the toxic ash that could cause permanent bone damage, internal bleeding and loss of teeth. Photo: AP

ASH BLANKET

Volcanic ash seen over Iceland´s main ring road near Skogar, east of the eruption as the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sends ash into the air. Photo: AP