Heat wave sends hundreds to hospitals in China
Temperatures soar to 104 in some parts of China.
A Chinese man sleeps in the shade behind his vehicle as temperatures soar in Beijing on July 3, 2013. A steamy heat wave with high temperatures of 100+ degrees continue to grip a wide area of central China in an unusually hot start to summer. UPI/Stephen Shaver
By DANIELLE HAYNES, UPI.com
Temperatures soared to 104 degrees in parts of China Wednesday with an average temperature in the capital city reaching about 97 degrees, China Daily reported.
"The heat wave is expected to move toward the south, with rainfall coming around Friday in the north, cooling down the hot weather," said He Lifu, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center. "Children, the elderly and the infirm are advised to stay indoors due to the soaring temperatures."
Guan Na, of the Beijing Emergency Medical Center there were 23 percent more heat-related illnesses in the first three days of July compared to early June.
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Published on Jul 31, 2013
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Temperatures in parts of the country have hit record highs, prompting an emergency level-two nationwide heat alert for the first time.
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