SILOPI, Turkiye: A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkiye calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50C.
“We cannot cope with the heat,” ice-cream maker Recep Esiyok, 59, told AFP in Silopi, where meteorologists measured 50.5C on Friday — a national record.
“I’ve been living in Silopi for about 30 years. I’ve never seen such heat... I’ve never seen such heat anywhere.”
He is getting through the heatwave thanks to the air conditioner in his shop, but is now worried about paying for the electricity.
“My bill last month was 59,000 lira (1,450 dollars). We are asking for state support on this issue.”
