Sweltering heat strikes eastern US

By Steve Leblanc and Bobby Caina Calvan
Updated July 22 2022 - 8:56am, first published 8:54am
Swathes of the US are seeking refuge from a days-long stretch of soaring temperatures. (AP PHOTO)
Swathes of the US are seeking refuge from a days-long stretch of soaring temperatures. (AP PHOTO)

Dangerously high temperatures are threatening much of the US northeast and deep south as huge swathes of the country swelter under a heatwave that could continue for days.