Local residents crowd a swimming pool during a hot weather in Suining, Sichuan province, 27 July 2008. The local temperature reached 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, local media reported. Reuters Pictures 15 months ago

Local residents crowd a swimming pool during a hot weather in Suining, Sichuan province, 27 July 2008. The local temperature reached 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday, local media reported.

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