15:34 UTC+8, 2023-06-24        Beijing, sweltering in extreme heat, is expected on Saturday to top 40 degrees Celsius for a third day.   15:34 UTC+8, 2023-06-24        Xinhua A girl plays in a fountain in Beijing on June 23, 2023. Beijing, sweltering in extreme heat, is expected on Saturday to top 40 degrees Celsius for a third day, with sizzling temperatures already baking an area the size of California in northern China. In Beijing between 1990 and 2020, the average number of days with temperatures of 35 degrees or more was 10.

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