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Europe’s ‘hellish’ heatwave claims more lives as tourists are told to stay indoors
A firefighting helicopter drops water on Sofiko, in Greece, on July 17 (Picture: EPA)Temperatures of up to 44°C, ‘danger to life’ alerts, drought and wildfires – it’s a ‘hellish’ summer in central and southern Europe. Two firefighters have been killed …