29 Dead In Brisbane As Australian Heatwave Continues

[hatrack]

"TWENTY-NINE people died over a sweltering weekend in Australia’s third-largest city as emergency services today called the freak hot weather in Brisbane a "most significant medical emergency".

As temperatures soared to 41.7 deg C (107F), police were called to 29 sudden deaths between Friday afternoon and last night. The weekend earlier, there were seven such deaths in the city. "

EDIT

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=215302004

Also see more detailed article at:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-1012471,00.html

[jason_au]

1. News to me, and I live in Australia

Ummm, I don't think this is quite true, as I've heard nothing in the Australian media.

I used to live in Brisbane, and a normal summer would have one or two days where the temperature would reach 40+ degrees. You'd crack open a XXXX (Brisbane's local beer) and jump into the pool for the afternoon. Those were the days.

Cheers,

Jason