Record heat in US suspected in over 20 deaths

Record-setting heat is suspected in 25 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast in the US, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations, Report informs via NBC News.

Nearly 156 million people in the eastern two-thirds of the nation were under heat alerts issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday.

A high-pressure dome of heat parked over the country was pushing air downward, heating it as it descends and resulting in temperatures of more than 100 degrees in some places, including the District of Columbia; Norfolk, Virginia; and Raleigh, North Carolina.