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On Wednesday, the region recorded 48 degrees Celsius. Among the heatwave victims, 17 people died in hospitals and four outside medical facilities.
"Most of the deaths occurred in people with chronic diseases and the elderly, and high temperatures contributed to the deterioration of their health and led to their deaths," regional medical services wrote in a statement.
The Moroccan Ministry of Health reported that the mercury reached 43 degrees Celsius in the Bani Mallal region on Thursday. This is the sixth consecutive year that Morocco has struggled with drought and extreme temperatures.
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Monday, July 22, was the warmest day on record worldwide, according to European climate monitoring service, Copernicus, which has been tracking global weather since 1940. On that day, the average air temperature on Earth's surface reached 17.16 degrees Celsius.
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This article was originally published on Onet Travel.
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