Heat wave in Japan

Heat wave in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Men jump into the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2013. Temperatures in the city reached 40 C for the fourth day in a row as a severe heat wave continued to engulf wide areas of Japan.

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