BEIJING, Aug. 2 -- A rare spell of hot weather has hit Eastern Europe, leaving dozens of people dead.

    According to local media in Bulgaria, Sunday's highest temperature in Plovdiv city in the south of the country reached 38 celsius, which is also the highest record in the city's 104-year history, while the highest temperature over the past three days in the southwestern city of Sandanski hit 39 degrees.

    Five elderly people in Bulgaria have died of heart attacks brought on by the continuous hot wave.

    The country's weather forecast department says the hot weather is likely to last the whole of August.

    The fierce weather has also attacked other countries in the region, 19 elderly people have died due to the heat in Romania.Enditem

(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)