Heat stroke

As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what's happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees.

The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens to them.

In recent hours, Sofia's Metropolitan Emergency Service has responded to over 10 cases of individuals feeling unwell due to the heat.

A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heatwave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June.

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Scientists have identified the maximum mix of heat and humidity a human body can survive.

Even a healthy young person will die after enduring six hours of 35-degree Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) warmth when coupled with 100 percent humidity, but new research shows that threshold could be significantly lower.

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A grill owner who was arrested after a man (46) who allegedly worked for him making deliveries died of suspected heatstroke has been released after appearing before a prosecutor.

Police in Halkida, on the island of Evia, had arrested the grill owner on suspicion of manslaughter as part of their investigation into the death of the 46 year old.

A 46-year-old man has died of suspected heatstroke on the island of Evia.

Reports say the man was cycling on a street in Halkida, the island's capital.

Upon his arrival to hospital in an ambulance, he had a body temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.