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=========== Channelnewsasia, posted: 04 July 2005 1700 hrs Hundreds hospitalised as Shanghai swelters amid heatwave SHANGHAI : Hundreds of people have been hospitalised in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai as a record-shattering heatwave showed no signs of letting up, straining already stretched power resources. The thermometer hit 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, making it a record ninth straight day above 35 degrees and the hottest July 3 in the city since 1873. The sweltering heat has strained power supplies as air-conditioners were turned up to maximum, but hundreds, mostly elderly, were hospitalised with heat stroke and breathing difficulties. Over 600 ambulances have been dispatched each day, the Shanghai Daily reported. No deaths, however, have been reported. With air-conditioners accounting for much of the power usage, authorities have instructed government buildings, malls, offices, hotels and entertainment venues to set their air-conditioning dials no lower than 26 degrees Celsius. Residents of the city of 17 million will have to endure the hot, humid temperatures at least until Wednesday when meterologists have forecast partial relief from expected rainstorms, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau said. - AFP/de |
Shanghai is Hot