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Mississippi doctors encourage people to avoid heat-related illnesses
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Temperatures are soaring across Mississippi. “It’s really bad. I am melting. I mean, the humanity just swamps over you quickly,” said Vickie Barfield, who lives in Hattiesburg. The high humidity and a heat index of 110 made it …