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European temperatures soar, with heat set to break records in the UK and France

Western Europe has long been preparing for a repeat of the notorious 2003 heatwave that caused 70,000 deaths across the continent.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Sylvia Hui, Associated Press reporter.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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