30 Deaths From Heat

There have been nearly 30 deaths blamed of this year's first major heat wave in Southeastern Europe. They have been baking in soaring temperatures. It has really put a strain on air conditioning use in Greece and Albania in particular. It was 104 degrees in Athens on Friday with a top temperature of 113 recorded on the island of Rhodes. Romania was particularly hard hit. In the last few days 19 people have died from the heat. That included 14 in the capital, Bucharest. At least 7 people died in Serbia and in neighboring Macedonia, there were numerous calls from the elderly suffering cardiac and asthma problems. At least 3 people died due to heat in Albania, including a mother of four who collapsed while ending her fields. It is so sad and the heat has just begun there.