Southeast Asia was coping with a weeks-long heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region.A student answers his learning module following the suspension of in-person classes, inside his house in Manila, Philippines, on Friday.
Myanmar's meteorological department said Monday that seven townships in the central Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing and Bago regions experienced record-high temperatures.Children swim in an inflatable pool during a hot day in Manila Sunday. Large crowds have sought relief in air-conditioned shopping malls in Metropolitan Manila, the congested capital region of more than 14 million people where the temperature soared to 38.8 C on Saturday, surpassing the record set decades ago, according to weather officials.