Lithuania battles effects of scorching summer

  • 1999-08-12
  • By Paul Beckman
VILNIUS - The summer months in Lithuania usually provide a brief but refreshing breather from the longer colder seasons. But this summer, which has been unusually hot and extremely dry, has proven brutal and even deadly. As a result of the unusual weather, fires have raged across the country, and an unprecedented number of people have drowned. Deadly watersSummer weather always draws Lithuanians to the Baltic Sea or to the many lakes generously scattered throughout the country. This year's oven-hot conditions have inspired more than the usual amount of folks to seek relief near bodies of wa...
 
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