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| Glastonbury Festival: Dozens suffer on hottest day | Glastonbury Festival: Dozens suffer on hottest day |
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| Dozens of people queuing to get into Glastonbury Festival have been treated by ambulance crews as temperatures reached 30C (86F). | |
| South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) said 38 people had been treated by paramedics by 14:30 BST on Wednesday. | South Western Ambulance Service (SWAS) said 38 people had been treated by paramedics by 14:30 BST on Wednesday. |
| Thousands of people are arriving for the festival amid record temperatures and tighter security. | Thousands of people are arriving for the festival amid record temperatures and tighter security. |
| The gates opened at 08:00 and more than 200,000 people are expected at the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset. | The gates opened at 08:00 and more than 200,000 people are expected at the event at Worthy Farm in Somerset. |
| People are being asked to pack light for the five-day festival and have been told to expect their belongings to be searched at the gates. | People are being asked to pack light for the five-day festival and have been told to expect their belongings to be searched at the gates. |
| The event is being headlined by Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran. | The event is being headlined by Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran. |
| Hollywood star Johnny Depp will make an appearance, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to give a talk and introduce US rap duo Run The Jewels. | Hollywood star Johnny Depp will make an appearance, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is due to give a talk and introduce US rap duo Run The Jewels. |
| Half an hour after the gates opened the temperature had reached 23C (73F). | Half an hour after the gates opened the temperature had reached 23C (73F). |
| It reached 30C by 14:00 and was expected to rise further during the afternoon, making it the hottest day in the event's history. | It reached 30C by 14:00 and was expected to rise further during the afternoon, making it the hottest day in the event's history. |
| SWAS urged people to stay safe during the heatwave conditions. | SWAS urged people to stay safe during the heatwave conditions. |
| "If you are heading to the Glastonbury Festival it is really important you take plenty of water with you, wear a hat and put on suncream," a spokesman said. | "If you are heading to the Glastonbury Festival it is really important you take plenty of water with you, wear a hat and put on suncream," a spokesman said. |
| Festival organisers said free sun cream was available at all information points and there were water taps in most fields. | Festival organisers said free sun cream was available at all information points and there were water taps in most fields. |
| Before Wednesday, the hottest days at the festival were in 2010 and 1989, when temperatures reached 27.3C (81.1F). | Before Wednesday, the hottest days at the festival were in 2010 and 1989, when temperatures reached 27.3C (81.1F). |
| In those years, revellers were left with heat stroke and exhaustion. | In those years, revellers were left with heat stroke and exhaustion. |