Death toll rises in Europe heat wave
Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens, and 95 fires were reported across Greece amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people in southeastern Europe over the last week.
Two deaths were reported Wednesday in Bulgaria and Cyprus. Temperatures as high as 115 degrees have killed at least 42 people in Italy and the Balkans, including 23 in Romania.
Temperatures reached 111 degrees in the Greek capital and the southern city of Argos, but cooler weather reached other areas in the Balkans.
Authorities said the national grid had withstood heavy demand for air conditioning.
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