A deadly heatwave simmering in the US southwest since spring is expected to spread to several other states, with multiple heat warnings being issued.
, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, as well as the southern tip of Florida.
Currently, temperatures are fluctuating between the high 30s and early 40s in the country's southwestern regions. At least four tourists in the southwest are believed to have died due to heat since the beginning of June, the National Park Service reported. Some cities have braced themselves for the sweltering conditions including Phoenix where people from the city's heat response programme prepared heat relief kits, manned hydration stations and distributed water bottles to the homeless.A woman sells water in Las Vegas during an excessive heat warning
In Arizona's Maricopa County, there have been at least 12 heat-related deaths since the warm months began in April. Further deaths were under investigation to establish whether they were heat-related, according to a county report.
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