Heat Wave Kills 2, Forces Cancellation of NYC Triathlon; Subway Lines Halted

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By Ron Brackett and Pam Wright
July 20, 2019

The heat wave continuing to impact more than half the residents in the United States Saturday has killed two people in Maryland, forced the cancellation of the New York City Triathlon and stopped seven NYC subway lines.

About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for about a third of its subway lines during Friday's hot evening commute, the Associated Press reports.

A computer system failure stranded scores of passengers underground.

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Two people — a man in Prince George's County and a woman in Worcester County — died this week of heat-related illnesses, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Altogether, four people have died of heat-related illnesses this month.

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In some areas, the heat was so intense that roads buckled. A stretch of Interstate 229 was closed in Sioux Falls when the roadway rose up and snapped under the Western Avenue bridge, according to the Associated Press.

Extreme heat has caused roads to buckle in Wichita, Kansas, where the temperature reached 100 degrees Wednesday, the Wichita Eagle reported.Extreme heat has caused roads to buckle in Wichita, Kansas, where the temperature reached 100 degrees Wednesday, the Wichita Eagle reported.

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Police in Hays, Kansas, also reported cracked and buckled asphalt there.

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