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40 die from heat wave in France
Haven't we been here before...PARIS - Forty people have died in a heat wave that has gripped France for nearly two weeks, health officials said Tuesday. The government-run Health Institute said officials were to provide a detailed report on heat-related deaths Thursday. To take caire of mon mere and mon pere would have...how you say...screwed up ze vacation. Temperatures have been in the high 90s across much of the country, reaching the low 100s in some southern areas. The hot weather has revived memories of the deadly summer of 2003, when 15,000 people in France died from the heat. Labor Minister Gerard Larches met with officials in the construction industry where employees often work long hours outdoors. In France?
Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-26 |
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