At least three California students taken to hospital for heat-related injuries

A grueling heatwave resulted in five students being treated for general weakness' during a sports meet

As a grueling heatwave baked the US south-west this week, there were reports of at least three students being taken to the hospital with heat-related injuries. The injuries highlight the effects of extreme heat on health as the country struggles to grapple with increasingly severe weather amid the climate crisis.

Cal Fire and the fire department in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, reported responding on Tuesday afternoon to a junior high school and high school cross-country meet in the city where they evaluated five juvenile patients for general weakness". Three were transported to a hospital for further evaluation, the agency said.