A severe heatwave has claimed at least 29 lives in New Jersey, shattered temperature records across more than 20 US states and disrupted Independence Day celebrations, with hundreds seeking emergency medical care

The dance festival hosted by the Indian Consulate a day later demonstrated the amalgamation of the two cultures as young Indian-origin children born and raised in the US performed classical dances such as Kathak, Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam as well as the Bhangra