The persistent high temperatures have sent many residents to hospitals for high fever and nausea. Some of the patients even died, including a 51-year-old construction worker who was hospitalized after working in the open air and passing out. He was later pronounced dead after treatment in the hospital.
Weather in Xiamen is forecast to remain scorching in the coming days. The highest temperature is expected to be around 34 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall is expected for this weekend, but the temperature will remain high.
According to reports, three individuals including two men and a woman died suddenly on June 15. Bad habit and high temperatures were blamed for their sudden deaths.
Xiamen's highest temperature this year was detected in Jimei District at 39.2 degrees Celsius on June 17.
The highest temperature on Xiamen Island surpassed 35 degrees Celsius.
