Heat wave across the US north west kills over a dozen people Mid-Day 9 hours ago © Provided by Mid-Day
About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.
The dangerous weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius) eased in those cities on Tuesday. But inland Spokane, towns in eastern Oregon and cities in Idaho saw temperatures spike.
The National Weather Service said the mercury reached 109 F (42.2 C) in Tuesday in Spokane - the highest temperature ever recorded there.
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