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Heat waves sweeping certain regions likely to peak by week's end

A man cools off at a splash pad amid a heat wave in downtown Algiers, Algeria, on July 10, 2023. [Xinhua]

The World Meteorological Organization reports scorching heat waves that are causing deaths and discomfort for millions of people around the world will likely peak in certain regions by the end of the week.

"It is the end of the meteorological summer at the end of August ... the projections that we have got at the moment, certainly for central parts of Europe, is that these extreme temperatures should peak later this week," said Clare Nullis, WMO spokesperson.

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