Senator Chuck Schumer taken to hospital as DC struggles with heatwave

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was taken to the infirmary successful Washington Wednesday for dehydration, his bureau said, arsenic the portion continues to acquisition different time of scorching heat.

"Leader Schumer was astatine the Senate gym this greeting and got lightheaded," Schumer's bureau told Fox News. "Out of an abundance of caution, helium went to the infirmary to beryllium treated for dehydration and is present backmost astatine enactment successful the Capitol."

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was concisely hospitalized Wednesday for dehydration, his bureau said.  (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Temperatures successful Washington D.C., were expected to scope into the precocious 90s arsenic parts of the East Coast experienced a heatwave. 

"Extreme Heat Alert for DC: Until 8PM Today. Daytime temperatures volition consciousness similar 105°F oregon hotter. Drink water. Stay cool," the Washington D.C. Homeland Security & Emergency Management posted connected X. 

Officials person warned radical to instrumentality precautions to forestall heat-related illness. 

An outdoor thermometer. Parts of the East Coast are experiencing scorching temperatures.  (iStock)

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Schumer's bureau said the legislator wanted to punctual everyone "to portion immoderate h2o and enactment retired of the heat."