HEAT WAVE.
DEATHS IN SOUTHERN
AUSTRALIA
<BV CABLE —MESS ASSOCIATION--COryHIMT.) (.VUSTUALIAN 151) N.Z. CABLE ASS J3IATION.)
(Received January 12th, 3.20 p.m.)
SYDNEY, January II
A heat wave is being experienced in the southern portion oi Australia. Jfany elderly people are unable U> stand the strain. Seven deaths occurred in Adelaide, and a man and woman died in Melbourne. Hundreds of people slept on the Victorian beaches last night to escape the stifling indoor air. Patients in the hospitals wero tiro worst .sufferers. Ambulances wero kept busy owing to people collapsing from heat.
TWELVE DEATHS TO DATE
(Received January 13th, 1.10 a.m.)
ADELAIDE, January 12.
Five additional deaths are reported as a result of the heat wave, making a total of twelve.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18898, 13 January 1927, Page 9
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121HEAT WAVE. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18898, 13 January 1927, Page 9
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