Mexican church emerges from under the water amid drought

The Temple of Quechula, 16th century Roman Catholic Church, emerged from under the Grijalva River amid a drought and a deadly heatwave in Mexico. The church was completely submerged when the Malpaso Dam was constructed in the 1960s, and although it often partially emerges when water levels are low, drought has left it totally exposed.

Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April, the country's health ministry said on Friday. In the northeastern city of Monterrey, temperatures exceeded 40C, while water pressure was reduced in homes and an increased demand for electricity including air conditioning led to power cuts. Last year, Mexico declared a drought emergency in parts of the country as a heatwave and dearth of rain depleted reservoirs.