In Veracruz, stores have "no drinking water, no ice, no electricity," while residents go about their daily lives under the beating sun of an extreme heat wave that has already killed 14 people in the state of Veracruz and 48 across Mexico since March, with scientists warning of new records. "The population here in Veracruz is suffering a lot from the heat," said 31-year-old Cinthia Zuniga. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES