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The US swelters

Millions are still without power, as high temperatures continue to grip the eastern half of the US

Millions are still without power in the eastern parts of the US, three days after violent storms that took at least 18 lives.
Millions are still without power in the eastern parts of the US, three days after violent storms that took at least 18 lives.
3 Jul 2012
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Four days after violent thunderstorms hit the USA millions are still without power, as residents struggle to cope with the unrelenting heat.

The hot weather and lack of power forced Janet and Leonard Childress to take shelter at Sandusky Middle School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Janet smiles as an aid worker hands her a Mickey Mouse toy.
The hot weather and lack of power forced Janet and Leonard Childress to take shelter at Sandusky Middle School in Lynchburg, Virginia. Janet smiles as an aid worker hands her a Mickey Mouse toy.
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Tiger Woods suffers in the heat during a hot final day at the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 1.
Tiger Woods suffers in the heat during a hot final day at the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 1.
Spectators try not to overheat whilst watching the New York Yankees baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 1.
Spectators try not to overheat whilst watching the New York Yankees baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 1.
City worker Joe Lane gives away free bags of ice to help residents cool down at the Northwood Plaza Shopping Center in Baltimore on July 2.
City worker Joe Lane gives away free bags of ice to help residents cool down at the Northwood Plaza Shopping Center in Baltimore on July 2.
Residents of Cockeysville, Maryland, continue to seek new ways to keep cool.
Residents of Cockeysville, Maryland, continue to seek new ways to keep cool.
July 1 saw 288 temperature records set nationwide.
July 1 saw 288 temperature records set nationwide.
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High temperatures will continue to affect a large portion of the 
US from the northern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic over the next few days.
High temperatures will continue to affect a large portion of the US from the northern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic over the next few days.

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