At least 30 street dancers in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, fainted amid the sweltering heat.
According to Mark Salazar’s “24 Oras” report on Thursday, the affected individuals were part of a street dance competition for the town’s Pakol Festival.Some of them were taken to rest in the shade, while others were rushed to the local health unit. They are now in stable condition.State weather bureau PAGASA reported on Wednesday that 39 out of their 68 stations monitored dangerous levels of heat index across the country.
''PAGASA said that heatwaves occur when the temperature in an area rises by at least five notches compared to its average maximum in the last three decades.“Bale ito po ay average for 30 years from 1991 to 2020. Then kapag ang T-max…or maximum temperature kapag month of May 34.4°C. Ibig sabihin niyan, halimbawa naging 39.4°C for five consecutive days kapag na-observe natin 'yan dun natin sasabihin na heatwave yan,” Manalo added.
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