With temperatures up around 45°C in parts of the South American nation, hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity when power grids failed in and around populous capital city Buenos Aires.
“So, I took them off to their grandmother’s house to swim in the pool.” The temperatures in Argentina, where dry hot weather driven by the La Nina weather pattern is already hitting crops, meant that for several hours it was the hottest place on earth, taking over from parts of Australia that cooled during its night.
Local leaders warned residents to stay out of the sun in the hottest part of the day, wear light clothes and stay hydrated.
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