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Texas scorches under deadly 'heat dome'

A stationary high-pressure system across the South is trapping heat and humidity, unleashing a heat dome with temperatures rising well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius).<br>Texas is trapped under a u201cheat domeu201d that is expected to bring more record highs and strain the power grid. As the heatwave expands through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma and all the way across the Gulf coast, tens of millions are facing excessive heat warnings.

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Texas scorches under deadly 'heat dome'

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  1. Texas scorches under deadly 'heat dome'

  2. Construction workers dig a new line for a pipe in a residential neighborhood in the middle of the day during a period of hot weather in San Antonio, Texas, June 27. &nbsp;REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  3. Marc Newman wipes off sweat as he sells cold water to drivers during hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 28. &nbsp;REUTERS/Go Nakamura

  4. Homeless people stay under the shades of the trees to escape the heat during hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 28. &nbsp;REUTERS/Go Nakamura

  5. Tony, a homeless man, sits under his umbrella to avoid sun light during hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 28. &nbsp;REUTERS/Go Nakamura

  6. A construction worker douses his face in water to try to remain cool amid soaring temperatures during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 27. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

  7. Elizabeth, a homeless woman, drinks water during hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 28. &nbsp;REUTERS/Go Nakamura

  8. A construction worker takes a break amid soaring temperatures during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 27. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

  9. Homeless women Elizabeth, Reeves, and Beverly, stay under a shade during hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 28. &nbsp;REUTERS/Go Nakamura

  10. Mike Garza of EMS Mechanic &amp; Tire Shop, which consists of a few shaded areas but does not have any access to air conditioning, moves a distressed young opossum from under a vehicle during a period of hot weather in San Antonio, Texas, June 27.

  11. Mary and her grandson Joe purchase a bag of ice during a period of hot weather in San Antonio, Texas, June 27. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  12. Vincent Howard, who is homeless, drinks a cold bottle of water during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 27. &nbsp;REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

  13. A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 27. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

  14. Eberardo Jaimes and Fernando Oviedo place gravel at a new build in a residential neighborhood in the middle of the day during a period of hot weather in San Antonio, Texas, June 27. &nbsp;REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  15. Fernando Oviedo splashes his face with water in between placing gravel at a new build in a residential neighborhood in the middle of the day during a period of hot weather in San Antonio, Texas, June 27. &nbsp;REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  16. A construction worker douses his face in water to try to remain cool amid soaring temperatures during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, June 27. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare

  17. Firefighter EMTs treat a migrant woman for heat exhaustion in the border community of Eagle Pass, Texas, June 26. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

  18. Firefighter EMT William Dorsey lifts a migrant woman suffering from heat exhaustion onto a stretcher in the border community of Eagle Pass, Texas, June 26. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

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