It's hot here but at least our roads aren't melting like India

SHAH ALAM - Busy roads and newly-laid roads in India have melted due to the extreme heat and hot weather.

According to Viva, the affected areas are Surat and Ahmedabad, where the maximum temperature reached 41 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted similar weather trends for the rest of the week.

The high temperature has caused fresh bitumen (tar) on a 200-meter road connecting a bridge in Surat to melt.

As a result, motorists were seen driving cautiously to avoid slipping, and pedestrians complained of their footwear sticking to the road.

Malaysia is also currently experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures soaring across the country with 35 degree celcius.

In Ahmedabad, India a similar incident occurred on Tuesday where the bitumen and asphalt layer melted on the 1.5km long Sudram Nagar road and after a similar incident occurred a month ago.

According to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) officials, stone dust was sprinkled on the surface after laying liquid tar to dry it, but it still became sticky in the afternoon due to the extreme heat.

SMC teams started spraying the dust on roads after videos and photos of the condition started circulating on social media.

Officials claimed that the liquid bitumen was laid early on Tuesday morning.

"The treatment of the road was done ahead of monsoon to ensure that it does not get engaged," the officials said.