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A red alert has been issued in Shanghai as temperatures soared to an all-time high of 40 degrees Celsius.
As summer is in full swing in China, due to heat wave, the effect of sun is very severe in various provinces.
Electricity consumption has also increased as the temperature has been recorded above 40 degree Celsius which is unprecedented.
Due to the intense heat wave, people have been advised not to step out of their homes unnecessarily.