– The only thing that helps in extreme heat is an ice-cold shower and drinking huge amounts of water, says SVT’s climate correspondent Erika Bjerström.
Jonathan, Ellen, their baby Miju and the dog Oski did not have time to get to safety. Their fate has been detailed in the bestseller The Heat Will Kill You First.
Watch Erika Bjerström talk about the family and what happens in the body when people are exposed to extreme heat in the clip above.