Bulgaria Sees Hottest Temperatures On Record - 1,900 Forest Fires, Some Water Rationing - AFP

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Bulgaria experienced its hottest temperatures since records began Monday with the thermometer shooting above 45 degrees Centigrade (104 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country, the meteorological institute in Sofia said.
The mercury is expected to keep climbing over the next two days, the institute added.

Veliko Tarnovo, in central Bulgaria, registered 45.5 degrees Centigrade Monday while southwestern Sandanski experienced 43.2 degrees and Ruse on the Danube in the north saw 42.8 degrees.

These were the highest temperatures registered in Bulgaria since records started 120 years ago. The week-long heatwave has already killed at least one person and contributed to 1,900 forest fires around the country.

In the north, the mayor of Kozloduy has declared a state of emergency because of the extreme drought, which has destroyed 90 percent of the corn and sunflower harvest. Water rationing has been imposed in nine towns around Veliko Tarnovo and farmers around the country were calling for government aid to compensate their losses.

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1. My wife was just there

Her elderly parents don't have AC. We worry constantly. It was rough enough on the baby, I don't want for her mother (history of skin cancer) to get sick again.