Maybe I'm nitpicking, but to say it was nearly 40 Celsius when the recorded temp was 38 C is an exaggeration. When I lived in New Mexico, it would hit 40 C for a couple days at a time in the summer. That sucked. Where I'm at in the Midwest, the temp hits 38 C for a couple of days at a time in the summer. It's a big difference in what kind of precautions you need to take.

I realize they don't have the infrastructure to deal with the heat the way we do, but tell me that and then tell me the actual temperature reading. Don't round up 2 degrees C like it doesn't matter.