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Baghdad residents struggle with extreme heat, power outages

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Craig Crowther
July 9, 2023

People in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, are sweltering in temperatures that have surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent days. Last year the United Nations categorized Iraq as the fifth most vulnerable to climate breakdown in the world.

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