Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

” This is the hottest I’ve ever experienced here”, said Nancy Bautista, 65, whose location in Cavite province near Manila was fully booked.

” Many of our customers are friends and families. To combat the steam, they swim in the pool.

The region’s temperatures are usually high in March, April, and May, but El Nino’s climate phenomenon has made these months’ conditions worse this year.

The state wind forecaster, Glaiza Escullar, told AFP that” all places in the country, not necessarily simply Metro Manila, are anticipated to experience higher temperature until the second year of May.”

The highest temperature in the Philippines this year was 40.3 degrees Fahrenheit, which is highest in the state of Tarlac territory, north of Manila.

As the metal rose, Gerise Reyes, 31, planned to take her two- yr- older child to a shopping plaza near Manila.

” It’s warm here at home. This is the hottest I’ve ever experienced, particularly between 10am and 4pm”, she said.

” We need a completely air conditioner to lower our electric bill.”