Heat Kills Dozens; Hospitals Inundated
A heat wave baking southeastern Europe sent temperatures rocketing to 113 degrees in some places, killing at least 25 people, melting roads in Turkey and driving hundreds to seek medical help. Firefighters battled hundreds of blazes sparked by arid conditions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Romania. In Turkey, the heat killed 5,200 chickens and led camel drivers to wet down their animals to cool them. In Athens, sweltering residents snapped up air conditioners and set a record for electricity consumption. Average daytime temperatures for much of the Balkans are 86 to 95 degrees in summer.
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