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Australia's Heat Wave Is Taking A Toll On People, Animals, Infrastructure And Land

As temperatures break records, Australians are suffering from heat-related illnesses, power has been cut to preserve supplies, and more than 90 horses were found dead in a dried reservoir.
Sweltering heat gripped Australia this week.

It's summertime in Australia, and the country is in the throes of a record-breaking heat wave that has brought suffering to humans, animals and land.

Temperatures in the south have soared past 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Australia's State Emergency Service the heat wave a threat to public safety, as an increasing number of Australians have called ambulances and gone to hospitals in Adelaide

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