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Mexico bakes under killer heat wave

"Sweltering temperatures sweep across Mexico as a relentless heat wave tightens its grip, leaving locals and authorities grappling with a potentially lethal summer scorcher."

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Tijerina, who lives in the nearby town of Apodaca, said the heat there is even worse because it is an industrial area. "The thermal sensation is stronger," she said, and because of water shortages she cannot bathe her kids. She said people cannot even turn on a fan because of the electricity cuts. She says her refrigerator cannot compete with the heat as it tries to keep food edible.