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A haycart in northern Mali during the country’s 2022 drought.
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The Guardian, 18 April 2024

Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month

Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds

The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate disruption, a new analysis has revealed.

Mali registered the hottest day in its history on 3 April as temperatures hit 48.5C in the south-western city of Kayes. Intense heat continued across a wide area of the country for more than five days and nights, giving vulnerable people no time for recovery.

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