Eastern China swelters under early heatwave, threatening crops and industry
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BEIJING: Sweltering heat enveloped China's eastern seaboard on Friday (Jul 4), as a high-pressure system settled over the country's most populous region, baking key agricultural and manufacturing hubs along the Yangtze River and raising fears over potential economic losses. Large swathes of China's economic heartland are set to roast in temperatures of 37 to 39 degrees Celsius over the coming week. Forecasters are warning that parts of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, as well as the more central
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