Romanian heat wave kills 15 in a week

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Perilous Times and Global Warming

Romanian heat wave kills 15 in a week*

BUCHAREST, July 22 (AFP) Jul 22, 2007

Fifteen people have died in the past week in Romania because of the
heat, Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu said Sunday.

Six of these died on Saturday when temperatures hit 40 degrees Celsius
(104 degrees Fahrenheit), he said, adding that some 15,000 people had
called the emergency services because of the heat.

The minister said the orange alert declared when temperatures top 40
degrees C was likely to continue until Tuesday across most of the country.