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Valul de căldură s-a datorat unei mase de aer cald și uscat din sud-est, a declarat Mario Almeida, de la serviciul meteorologic din Portugalia.
The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.