DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Nine more people died from sunstroke and dehydration this weekend, increasing to 30 the number of deaths from a weeklong heat wave sweeping Bangladesh, relief officials said Monday.
Four elderly people died on Sunday in Narail district, 112 kilometers (70 miles) west of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, officials said speaking on condition of anonymity.
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