USA: hot 52 degrees Celsius

People in the western United States are suffering a record heat wave over the years with temperatures in some places exceeding 50 ^O C and the situation will last until next week.

A 1-year-old boy became the first victim to die in the harsh weather rarely seen in North America. Passersby found the baby dead in a car after five hours locked up in the evening heat in Orofino, Idaho.

From one region to another, people dragged each other into rivers and lakes, sheltering in the shade and finding ways to cool off. Some office workers are even allowed to sit on the buoy swimming in the middle of the river instead of sitting behind a stifling table. The temperature in Phoenix is ​​up to 46 ^O C, 47 ^O C in Las Vegas, while in Baker, California is 52 ^O C.

The weather forecast agency said temperatures in some places like the Boise region would rise to 42 ^O C today, 4 ^O C higher than the record temperature recorded in 1985. Even the area of ​​Stanley, Idaho, with The height of 1,800m and the coldest setting in the US are also witnessing a record high temperature, above 34 ^O C. The temperature in Spockane City, Washington state may be higher than 37.7 ^O C, exceeding the record in 1975, and at Sandpoint, Idaho, temperatures reached 39 ^O C, the highest since 1926.

Alvin McNew uses icy towels to cool in the heat
harsh on the afternoon of last Thursday in Nampa, Idaho
(Photo: Freenewmexican)

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