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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anita Snow

At least 6 heat-related deaths reported in metro Phoenix so far this year as high hits 115 degrees

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At least six people have died from heat-related causes this year so far in sizzling metro Phoenix, where the temperatures this week hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius), Arizona's Maricopa Department of Public Health reported this week.

Another 87 deaths are under investigation for possible heat-related causes through last Saturday, public health officials said in the most recent weekly update to its online heat surveillance information.

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