TEHRAN — Excessive heat has made all institutions in the southwestern province of Khuzestan to finish work at 1 p.m. for two days in a row, Nasim reported on Tuesday.

The provincial crisis management department announced in a statement that as the temperature has risen to 49 degrees Celsius all institutions except for hospitals and fire stations in the province of Iran should finish work sooner to reduce energy use on Monday and Tuesday.

According to Khuzestan meteorological organization 17 cities in the province have experienced a temperature of 49 to 51 degrees on Monday and it is likely that the temperature remains high for the rest of the current week.

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