(2)Mercury soars to record highs in western Japan

(2)Mercury soars to record highs in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - Two seals lie wilted on the rocks at a Kobe zoo July 24 as the mercury soared to 37.7 degrees Celsius, the highest in the western Japan port city for the month of July since the local meteorological observatory began its weather observation in 1897.

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