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Europeans try to stay cool as extremely scorching temperatures sweep from Spain to Germany. Roselle Chen reports.
Thousands crowd the beach in the English coastal town of Bournemouth to soak up the sun on the hottest day of the year as lockdown measures are slowly eased -- but with officials still warning of another surge in COVID-19 cases. IMAGES
Rome, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) The World Meteorological Organization said Friday it was seeking to verify the reported temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8°F) registered on the Italian island of Sicily on August 11 to establish whether it was a new record for continental Europe. FOOTAGE OF ROME.
Barcelona (Spain), ??Aug 14 (EFE).- As the heatwave hits continental Europe, workers at the Barcelona zoo have established new measures to help animals cope with the extreme temperature and ensure their welfare.The measures include increasing the animals' water consumption, giving them cold food (such as fruit or broth with frozen meat) and more baths.FOOTAGE OF THE ANIMALS AT THE ZOO IN BARCELONA.
People in Stockholm attempt to stay cool as the country is hit by a midsummer heatwave, which is impacting large swathes of Europe. IMAGES
In Rome, people brave scorching temperatures as they queue outside the Colosseum. Europe, the globe's fastest-warming continent, is bracing for its hottest-ever temperature this week on Italy's islands of Sicily and Sardinia, where a high of 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) is predicted, according to the European Space Agency. IMAGES
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