Australia weather: record-breaking heatwave enters third day as temperatures soar

Extreme weather fuelled by pool of hot air circulating over Australia's inland prompts emergency warning and a code red in South Australia

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Sixteen people with heat-related conditions have presented at hospital emergency departments across South Australia with seven admitted for further treatment as temperatures reached up to 48C during the third day of Australia's record-breaking heatwave.

The Bureau of Meteorology said on Wednesday that the past four days had been among Australia's 10 warmest on record for average maximum temperatures across the country.