ROME: Tens of millions of people were battling dangerously high temperatures around the world on Sunday (Jul 16) as
In France, high temperatures and resulting drought are posing a threat to the farming industry, earning Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau criticism from climatologists for having brushed aside conditions as"normal enough for summer".
There is little reprieve ahead for Spain, whose meteorological agency warned that a new heatwave Monday through Wednesday will bring temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius to the Canary Islands and the southern Andalusia region.As torrential rains lashed northern Japan on Sunday, a man was found dead in a flooded car, a week after seven people were killed in similar weather in the country's southwest.
In northern India, relentless monsoon rains have reportedly killed at least 90 people, following burning heat.
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