Fire crews tackle California wildfires as US heatwave continues
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An excessive heat warning – the National Weather Service’s highest alert – was in effect for about 36 million people.
A long-running heatwave that has already shattered previous records across the US will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar throughout the week, forecasters said on Sunday.