At least 10 dead as record heatwave hits Shanghai

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More than 10 people have died in China’s commercial hub Shanghai, a local health official said Wednesday, July 31, as the city grapples with its highest temperatures in at least 140 years. Much of China is in the grip of a summer heatwave, and the China Meteorological Administration issued a high temperature warning for several eastern and central provinces, saying temperatures could reach 41 degrees Celsius (106 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. Experts blame a subtropical high pressure system and a lack of rain for the record-breaking heatwave, according to state media.

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