Battered by severe storms that killed at least two people and left thousands without electricity, Oklahoma faced more relentless heat and severe storms on Wednesday as crews worked furiously to restore power in the hard-hit northeast part of the state. Ambulance crews in the Tulsa region were struggling to keep up with calls related to the storm and power disruptions, according to Adam Paluka, a spokesman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority in Tulsa. Many of the calls were related to heat exhaustion or to people falling ill because they had no power for medical equipment in their homes. Storms, possibly with hail, were expected to continue battering Tulsa and others parts of the state on Wednesday and the next few days. But officials were more worried about the relentless heat, which is expected to reach triple digits by the weekend.

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Persons: Adam Paluka, “, ” Mr, Paluka, ” Organizations: Oklahoma, Ambulance, Emergency Medical Services Authority Locations: Tulsa