Hundreds of Philippine schools suspend classes over extreme heat danger; prompts online classes

A student uses a bag to protect herself from the sun during a hot day in Manila on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. More than a hundred schools in the Philippine capital shut their classrooms on April 2, as the tropical heat hit "danger" levels, education officials said.- AFP

MANILA (AFP): Hundreds of schools in the Philippines, including dozens in the capital Manila, suspended in-person classes on Tuesday due to dangerous levels of heat, education officials said.

The country's heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity.