Updated On: 07 June, 2024 03:17 PM IST | Washington | ANI
The season`s first heat wave is expected to hit the region after a particularly warm summer last year

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Nearly a dozen people were hospitalised due to heat exhaustion in Phoenix, Arizona as they were waiting in line for an event featuring former President Donald Trump, reported The Hill. The Phoenix Fire Department said that they responded to the event, hosted at Dream City Church in north Phoenix and transported 11 people to the hospital, reported The Hill citing ABC15.
According to the Phoenix National Weather Service, the temperatures reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday for the first time this year, and later it tied the daily record high of 111 degrees set in 2016. The season`s first heat wave is expected to hit the region after a particularly warm summer last year. Moreover, the videos and photos shared online showed several people fainting and requiring medical attention due to the extreme heatwave, as reported by The Hill.