collapse

swelter n. 1. 熱得難受,熱得喘不過氣來 2. 熱得出汗

AT LEAST 80 people collapsed due to the extreme heat in Melbourne yesterday.

The Metropolitan Ambulance Service yesterday reported its busiest day so far this summer and there was little respite expected for emergency services overnight.

Ambulance service operations manager Paul Holman said he had heard of numerous incidents around Victoria, including the collapse of 13 people at the end of a fun run in Ocean Grove.
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Mr Holman said 80 people had collapsed from heat exhaustion by 5pm yesterday, and there had been several further incidents reported since.

The ambulance service expected to be in for a busy night, and was bracing for further hot conditions later in the week.

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