Southern Europe scorched by heat wave as temperatures surpass 40°C
• Jul 16, 2024, 4:28 PM
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Governments across southern Europe have issued severe weather warnings as temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius. The heat wave has already claimed the life of an elderly man in Albania, who was found dead in his farm south of the capital Tirana.
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