Mad dogs scurry for cover as 'heat dome' fries Iran
04 August 2015 - 10:25
Iran is buckling under a massive heatwave passing across the Middle East, with temperatures soaring to nearly 70C. A scorching 50C has already paralysed nearby Iraq, where a four-day public holiday was declared because it was too hot to work.But the word "hot" took on a new meaning in Iran's city of Bandar Mahshahr.
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