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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Barney Davis

Inside Greece’s tourist tragedies as Michael Mosley and four others die over 11 days in 40C heatwave

BBC

While the tragic death of Dr Michael Mosely made headlines in the UK, at least four other visitors have died in recent weeks on the idyllic Greek islands, in the grip of a heatwave meteorologists say will “go down in history”.

In some areas, people have been told to stay indoors between 11am and 3pm in the scorching early-summer weather over fears of heat-related deaths.

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