Millions kept home from school as Southeast Asia swelters under weeks-long heat wave

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.

Millions kept home from school as Southeast Asia swelters under weeks-long heat wave
A boy sits on the floor and writes with a pencil in a notebook, near an electric fan and a small dog.

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.