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| Australia counts heatwave deaths | Australia counts heatwave deaths |
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| The Australian authorities fear about 20 people have died as a result of one of the worst heatwaves in 100 years to hit the south-east of the country. | The Australian authorities fear about 20 people have died as a result of one of the worst heatwaves in 100 years to hit the south-east of the country. |
| Most of them were elderly people who had been struggling in the heat. | Most of them were elderly people who had been struggling in the heat. |
| The heatwave has also caused power outages in Melbourne, Australia's second biggest city. | The heatwave has also caused power outages in Melbourne, Australia's second biggest city. |
| The temperature has eased to 31C (88F) after reaching highs of more than 40C in recent days in south-eastern states of Victoria and South Australia. | The temperature has eased to 31C (88F) after reaching highs of more than 40C in recent days in south-eastern states of Victoria and South Australia. |
| The extreme heat of the past three days has caused disruption, destruction and death. | The extreme heat of the past three days has caused disruption, destruction and death. |
| In Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, health officials reported more than 20 sudden deaths, most of them elderly people overcome by the baking temperatures, who had suffered strokes and heart attacks. | In Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, health officials reported more than 20 sudden deaths, most of them elderly people overcome by the baking temperatures, who had suffered strokes and heart attacks. |
| Raging wildfires have ripped through the Gippsland region of neighbouring Victoria, and at least 10 homes have been destroyed near the rural town of Boolarra. | Raging wildfires have ripped through the Gippsland region of neighbouring Victoria, and at least 10 homes have been destroyed near the rural town of Boolarra. |
| In Melbourne, the state capital, the heatwave has meant disruption to transportation services and power outages. | In Melbourne, the state capital, the heatwave has meant disruption to transportation services and power outages. |
| Trains have been cancelled because the rail lines have buckled in the heat. | Trains have been cancelled because the rail lines have buckled in the heat. |
| An explosion at an electrical substation left over 300,000 homes without power. | An explosion at an electrical substation left over 300,000 homes without power. |
| Some traffic lights in the city have stopped working, so too the signals in parts of the rail network. | Some traffic lights in the city have stopped working, so too the signals in parts of the rail network. |