India's Hindus and Muslims pray for rain

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus and Muslims prayed in a southern Indian city today, seeking rain and a respite from a killer heatwave that has claimed 884 lives.

Some 100,000 Muslims offered special prayers for rain in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state, following a tradition set by the Prophet Mohammed who is believed to have led similar prayers for rain more than 14 centuries ago.