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In Iraq, temperatures soar over 50 degrees with no electricity to cool down | AFP

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In Iraq, summer is always hot, but this year with 52 degrees in the shade, the country is also plunged into darkness with country wide electricity cuts. Due to the power outages not a single watt of energy is being delivered to houses where refrigerators, air conditioners and other fans sit out of service. Subscribe to AFP and activate your notifications to get the latest news 🔔 /channel/UC86dbj-lbDks_hZ5gRKL49Q/

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    @samuelponce12 years ago Crazy that today they still are facing 122f heat wonder if it got any better the situation. 1
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    @maxmillion8683 years ago Looks like the world is going to fried. Thank you 5/7/2021.
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    @oda13323 years ago Did abas and ali hussien fix your power yet? 7
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    @brandondunnegan38902 years ago I' ve spent two summers in iraq and 50 celsius is a cool summer day. 130f and your boots started getting soft. 140f and they would melt to the road . ...Expand 2
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    @espenthoresen9989 months ago Humans cant function in this condition.
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    @brandondunnegan38902 years ago I' ve spent two summers in iraq and 50 celsius is a cool summer day. 130f and your boots started getting soft. 140f and they would melt to the road . ...Expand 2
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    @brandondunnegan38902 years ago I' ve spent two summers in iraq and 50 celsius is a cool summer day. 130f and your boots started getting soft. 140f and they would melt to the road . ...Expand 2
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    @brandondunnegan38902 years ago I' ve spent two summers in iraq and 50 celsius is a cool summer day. 130f and your boots started getting soft. 140f and they would melt to the road . ...Expand 2
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    @brandondunnegan38902 years ago I' ve spent two summers in iraq and 50 celsius is a cool summer day. 130f and your boots started getting soft. 140f and they would melt to the road . ...Expand 2