Guwahati, June 12 -- Several cities and towns across Northeast India, including Meghalaya's Shillong, have been grappling with intense heat and humidity, as temperatures continue to surge well beyond the seasonal average over the past few days.

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) issued a bulletin on Wednesday evening, forecasting the continuation of hot and humid weather across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya for the next 24 hours.

"Assam and Meghalaya are likely to experience warm nights, while maximum temperatures may remain three to five degrees Celsius above normal across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura," the bulletin stated.

Despite the heatwave-like conditions, the India ...