Homes Destroyed By Wildfires Across London On Hottest Day
Several homes have been destroyed in wildfires in parts of London, which experienced extreme heat as temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on record.
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Several homes have been destroyed in wildfires in parts of London, which experienced extreme heat as temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time on record.
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A 13-year-old boy was found dead after "getting into difficulty," while swimming in a West Yorkshire canal, according to police.
Britain on Tuesday broke its all-time temperature record, provisionally hitting 39.1 degrees Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) at Charlwood, in Surrey southwest of London, the country's meteorological agency, the Met Office, said.
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