Radio Prague News: High number of carbon monoxide poisonings (in English)

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Temperatures break records across the Czech Republic

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Temperatures broke records across

the Czech Republic on Friday and

Saturday, reaching 30o Celsius in

places. The Clementinum in Prague,

which has been noting temperatures

since 1775, registered 27.7o on

Saturday, which broke a

212-year-old record of 25,9o. The highest

readings were made in the West

Bohemian city of Plzen where the

temperature reached 30.1o C,

nearly four degrees above the record.

Meteorologists say the heat wave

could last through Monday in the

eastern part of the country. With

138 cm of snow still on the ground in

some mountain areas, avalanche

areas have been put on alert.

URL: http://www.radio.cz/cz/rubrika/zpravy/zpravy-2012-04-28#21

(in Czech Only)

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High number of carbon monoxide poisonings

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A number of carbon monoxide

poisonings were reported in Prague on

Friday, as the sharp rise in

temperature caused leaks from unsealed gas

water heaters and flues. Nine

people were reportedly injured, among

them three minors. Rescue services

say the problem is annual and is

caused by low atmospheric pressure

combined with high temperatures, but

the number of people affected on

Friday was extra-ordinary. People are

advised to set up sensors to

detect the gas, which is odourless.

URL: http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/news-2012-04-28#6

(in English Only)

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SOURCE: Radio Prague

News Saturday, April 28th, 2012