Smoke fills the sky in the southern Indian city of Chennai after a fire broke out in a landfill site on the outskirts of the city with temperatures crossing 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in parts of South Asia. The fire at Perungudi landfill began as a burning rubbish dump in New Delhi is choking residents for a third day.

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