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In pictures: Europe's July 2019 heatwave

AFP People crowd a beach on the island of Usedom, northern GermanyAFP
People crowd a beach on the island of Usedom, northern Germany

People around Europe are looking for ways to stay cool as record temperatures hit the Continent.

The second heatwave in a month has seen Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands all record their highest ever temperatures.

Weather warnings have been issued in countries including Portugal, France and Luxembourg.

Temperatures of 42C have been reached in Paris, while comparisons have been drawn to a deadly heatwave in 2003.

Reuters Farmers rescue fishes from the almost dried-up Landes pond in Lussat, central FranceReuters
These farmers rescued fish from an almost dried-up pond in central France
SOPA Images Two common bottlenose dolphins are seen with their keeper pictured in a show at the Madrid ZooSOPA Images
An animal keeper swims with two bottlenose dolphins in Spain's Madrid Zoo
AFP An aerial photo of the first beach-goers on the beach of Scheveningen in the NetherlandsAFP
The Dutch government has activated its "national heat plan" to cope with the effects of high temperatures - but this didn't stop beach-goers in Scheveningen
Getty Images People cool off near to the Eiffel Tower in ParisGetty Images
People cool off near to the Eiffel Tower in Paris
AFP New Zealand's George Bennett (C), wearing a special plastic bib with several pockets filled with ice due to a heatwave in FranceAFP
To help stay cool in the Tour de France, cyclist George Bennett wears a special jacket with pockets filled with ice cubes
Getty Images A monkey eats iced cherries to cool off at the Rome zooGetty Images
This monkey was treated to iced cherries at the Rome zoo
Getty Images People line up to jump off a diving tower on the shore of the lake Ammersee near the small Bavarian village of Utting, southern GermanyGetty Images
People line up to jump off a diving tower near the small village of Utting, in Bavaria, southern Germany
EPA A little boy plays with water-jets in the fountain at the De Ferrari Square on a hot summer day, in Genoa, ItalyEPA
A child plays in the fountains of De Ferrari Square in Genoa, Italy

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