She needed dry clothes, quickly.

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Staff wash, dry and fold clothes for families free of charge.

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Once home, launder your clothes and dry them on high heat for at least 30 minutes to kill all life stages of the potential hitchhikers.

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His basic guidelines: Wash or dry clean all your clothes before you store them away in a separate closet from the in-season clothes you're wearing now.

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The rest is taken up by clothes hanging out to dry in the blistering heat.

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Whenever there is a lull in Suva's heavy tropical rains, every parked vehicle is festooned with clothes hanging out to dry.

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Never store your clothes over long periods in plastic dry-cleaning bags which emit gases that can stain or yellow fabrics as well as break down the elasticity in stretch garments.

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Clothes shops will start selling the drip-dry, non-iron stuff they flog in the rich world.

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As you are hosed down with water after, a change of clothes is a good idea, although warm Valencia temperatures will have you dry in no time.

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