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India:Heat Wave:2010/04/18

Duration2010/04/18 A severe heat wave sweeping India, with temperatures of almost 44 C (111 F), the highest in 52 years, has killed at least 80 people.
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  • Reuters AlertNet 2010/04/18
    Summer temperatures have been 4-6 degrees Celsius above normal over most parts of northern and central India since March, weather officials said.
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