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A statue of former United States president Abraham Lincoln, which is kept outside an elementary school in Washington DC, melted due to an intense heatwave.
Local reports mentioned that the statue, modelled after the Lincoln Memorial, melted because of the extreme heat with temperatures soaring to 37.7 degrees Celsius in Northwest Washington on Saturday.
BBC mentioned in its report that the head was damaged first and later his legs started to drip off its torso. The report stated that a foot turned into a huge chunk, with deformity visible on all parts. The chair on which Lincoln's effigy was sitting also sank into the ground. The statue is now under repair.
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This heat is relentless.
A wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in Northwest DC has melted so much, it's almost lost its head @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/WcIosorabe
— John Doran (@JohnDoranTV) June 23, 2024
A wax sculpture of Abraham Lincoln in Northwest DC has melted due to the heat....?
Before and after.....
Quote from the artist Sandy Williams to the Intelligencer....
"I previously had joked that when our climate gets bad enough to where we are living in an environment where… pic.twitter.com/tl7bVXP76g
— Volcaholic ? (@volcaholic1) June 25, 2024
An intense heatwave swept across parts of the nation, especially in Washington DC, where temperatures usually go up to 29 degrees Celsius and down to 17 degrees Celsius. Hence, at above 35 degrees Celsius, the temperature made things extremely difficult for the residents.
Residents in Washington DC's Georgetown neighbourhood and in Boston, Massachusetts kept themselves cool using water fountains.
On Sunday (Jun 23), more than 100 million people across the US were under heat warnings, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the dangerous conditions expands to the West Coast.
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Baltimore and Philadelphia are forecast to touch records near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on Sunday, while temperatures rise into the 90s F in states like Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, as much as 15 degrees above normal for this time of year.
Officials are warning of dangerous conditions in the Philadelphia region where high humidity could drive heat indices above 105 F (41 C), making it feel even hotter than the actual temperature.
(With inputs from agencies)