Australia hit by record heat wave
Southern Australia has been hit by a record-breaking heat wave that has threatened rural towns with wildfires, sent heat-stressed victims seeking treatment and plagued tennis stars at a major tournament.The Bureau of Meteorology forecast that Melbourne would on Friday suffer a third consecutive day of temperatures above 43 Celsius for the first time since 1855, when record-keeping began...
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