South sweats
NZPA-AFP Washington
A heatwave sweeping the south-eastern United States for the last two weeks has left 22 people dead and millions of dollars worth of agricultural damage, according to latest reports. At least eight of the victims were in the state of Georgia. Crop damage there was estimated at SUSI4O million ($261 million) and
another SUSIOO million ($lB7 million) in North Carolina and SUS6I.S million ($ll5 million) in
Virginia. The states of Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky also reported severe damage. In Raleigh, North Carolina, the tobacco crop was expected to be the smallest in 40 years. At the request of the White House, Air Force transport planes were called out to distribute hay to farmers in South Carolina.
Charlotte, the state capital of North Carolina, had the hottest weather in 100 years — 39 deg.
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