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Melbourne: Wildfires destroyed more than 20 homes while hundreds of thousands of others lost power as a record-breaking heat wave that began claiming lives maintained its oppressive grip on southern Australia on Saturday. About six people died from heat stress in Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, over three days before the temperature mellowed to 31 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Victoria state Police deputy commissioner Kieran Walshe said.
Melbourne on Friday recorded its third consecutive day of temperatures above 109 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since record-keeping began in 1855.
South Australia state authorities said on Saturday that the heat had probably caused some of the recent 22 sudden deaths there. It was not yet clear how many, state Health Minister John Hill said.
Heavy air conditioner use caused a breakdown in Melbourne's electricity grid on Friday, blacking out 500,000 homes and businesses while pulling the plug on the city's electric train network. "These events are unprecedented," Victoria state energy and resources minister Peter Batchelor said. AP
Melbourne on Friday recorded its third consecutive day of temperatures above 109 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since record-keeping began in 1855.
South Australia state authorities said on Saturday that the heat had probably caused some of the recent 22 sudden deaths there. It was not yet clear how many, state Health Minister John Hill said.
Heavy air conditioner use caused a breakdown in Melbourne's electricity grid on Friday, blacking out 500,000 homes and businesses while pulling the plug on the city's electric train network. "These events are unprecedented," Victoria state energy and resources minister Peter Batchelor said. AP
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