Hundreds of families are evacuated as record-breaking heatwave gripping the Southwest kills four and feeds massive wildfires across three states, scorching thousands of acres
At least four people have died from the blistering heat that has gripped the western United States, authorities said
Three hikers and a mountain biker died in Arizona on Sunday, where record-breaking temperatures were reported
The heatwave has fed wildfires in California, New Mexico and Arizona, forcing evacuations in some areas
Twin wildfires in Azusa and Duarte in California burned through at least 3,500 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains
Some 140 families were evacuated in the Santa Barbara area where about 2,000 firefighters have been battling the so-called Sherpa fire that has already burned nearly 8,000 acres
DAILYMAIL.COM
21 June 2016
At least four people have died from the blistering heat that has gripped the western United States and fed wildfires across three states, forcing hundreds of homes to be evacuated, authorities said on Monday.
The dead were three hikers and a mountain biker who succumbed to the heatwave in Arizona on Sunday, where record-breaking temperatures were reported in some areas.
The mercury hit 118 in Phoenix on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, breaking a record of 115 set for the date nearly 50 years ago. Some people in Arizona noticed the thermometers in their cars had spiked, with temperatures reading in the 120s.
Larry Subervi, spokesman for the Phoenix fire department, said temperatures on Sunday had soared to 120 degrees and the crushing heat was expected to get worse on Monday before easing the rest of the week.
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