Calif. heat wave kills 141, mainly poor


	Calif. heat wave kills 141, mainly poor

invictus

8-11-2006 11:18 AM

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8-11-2006 11:20 AM

arifsali

This is unbelievable.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California heat wave last month killed more people than either the Northridge earthquake of 1994, the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 or the wildfires of 2003.
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On July 29, the record two-week heat wave came to an end, but not before it had caused the deaths of 141 people, mainly poor, elderly, disabled or homeless, across the state.
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