Heatwave warnings have been issued across South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. 9News
Temperatures have passed 40 degrees in parts of Victoria as people living in the country's south sweat through a summer heatwave.
The ban will be in place until midnight tomorrow when temperatures are expected to drop back into the mid 20s.Heat and thunderstorms expected for Victoria Suburbs in Mallee in the north-west near the NSW-Victoria border, Wimmera, Northern Country and North Central all saw blistering temperatures today.
"Heat can cause illnesses such as heat cramps and heat exhaustion or lead to heatstroke which is fatal in up to 80 per cent of cases – however heatstroke is entirely preventative," an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said. "Maximum temperatures in the mid- to high-thirties are expected over southern inland parts, with minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties," the bureau said earlier.
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