Heatwave: China capital

The city is experiencing a prolonged heatwave with extreme temperatures to persist until the end of June.

The hottest June day since record keeping began in 1961.

Last month, the country's largest city Shanghai, with 25 million people living on the east coast, recorded its hottest May day in a century.

More than 21 million people live in Beijing, the nation's capital in the north.

On Thursday, a weather station in the city's north recorded a high of 41.8C.

BBC 22 June 2023

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