From: BBC
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The heat has been compounded by chronic power shortages, depriving homes of electricity for large parts of the day.
The conditions have placed a particular strain on Iraqis displaced by an assault on Falluja, a UN official said.
Average temperatures in June were the highest recorded worldwide - a rise attributed to greenhouse gas emissions. MORE
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Government offices have been shut
and streets have emptied in Iraq as summer temperatures hit 53C (127F),
nearing the highest recorded in the country.
The conditions have placed a particular strain on Iraqis displaced by an assault on Falluja, a UN official said.
Average temperatures in June were the highest recorded worldwide - a rise attributed to greenhouse gas emissions. MORE
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