双语有声阅读:Dozens die in Balkan heatwave 巴尔干热浪

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Dozens die in Balkan heatwave 巴尔干热浪使数十人死亡

Athens may be hit with rotting rubbish as well as heat

腐烂的垃圾可能会与暴热一起席卷雅典

A heatwave scorching¹ the Balkan region² this week has killed dozens of people and put the region's emergency services on full alert³.

In Croatia, some 40 people died of heart attacks caused by the heat in its four major cities while hundreds more were hospitalized with serious health problems, a local daily said.

Greece is facing its hottest day of the year on Thursday, with temperature expected to hit 44 C (111 F).

The heatwave has been blamed on masses of hot air from the Sahara Desert moving north.

似乎要将巴尔干地区烤焦了的热浪本周已使数十人丧生，本地区应急部门都进入紧急状态。

一家地方报纸说，在克罗地亚，4大主要城市有40人左右死于酷热引起的心脏病，另有成千上百的人因严重的健康问题住进医院。

周四，克罗地亚面临今年的最高温－据预测将达44C(111 F)。

这场热浪归罪于从撒哈拉沙漠向北袭来的大量热空气