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Photos: Europe swelters as temperatures reach continental all-time high

Europe sweltered Saturday in intense heat with temperatures due to hit near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Portugal, while elsewhere high temperatures melted the asphalt or saw police dogs fitted with shoes. Temperatures in Spain and Portugal, most severely hit by the weather, will remain above 40C at least until Sunday, with the IPMA weather service expecting 47C in Santarem in central Portugal later on Saturday, just below Europe's record high of 48C, set in Athens in 1977.

Updated on: Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM IST

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People cool off under water sprays in Lille, northern France. Temperatures passed 40 C in France for the first time this summer on Friday as millions hit the roads for August vacations, with sweltering conditions forecast to persist into next week. (Philippe Huguen / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

People cool off under water sprays in Lille, northern France. Temperatures passed 40 C in France for the first time this summer on Friday as millions hit the roads for August vacations, with sweltering conditions forecast to persist into next week. (Philippe Huguen / AFP)

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People cool themselves at the Trocadero Fountain in front of The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Wide swathes of the country have been placed on heatwave alert with the health ministry rolling out a TV and radio campaign alerting people to the dangers of what is expected to be the most intense heatwave since 2006. (Gerard Julien / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

People cool themselves at the Trocadero Fountain in front of The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Wide swathes of the country have been placed on heatwave alert with the health ministry rolling out a TV and radio campaign alerting people to the dangers of what is expected to be the most intense heatwave since 2006. (Gerard Julien / AFP)

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A man rests next to the beach in Barcelona, Spain on Friday. Hot air from Africa is bringing a heat wave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high temperatures. A middle-aged man in Barcelona was found collapsed on a street and taken to hospital where he died of heatstroke. Two other men also died earlier this week. (Emilio Morenatti / AP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

A man rests next to the beach in Barcelona, Spain on Friday. Hot air from Africa is bringing a heat wave to Europe, prompting health warnings about Sahara Desert dust and exceptionally high temperatures. A middle-aged man in Barcelona was found collapsed on a street and taken to hospital where he died of heatstroke. Two other men also died earlier this week. (Emilio Morenatti / AP)

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People play amongst the fountains outside the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. The heatwave has hit British retail sales, which were down 1.1% in July, according to accountancy firm BDO. (Henry Nicholls / REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

People play amongst the fountains outside the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. The heatwave has hit British retail sales, which were down 1.1% in July, according to accountancy firm BDO. (Henry Nicholls / REUTERS)

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Holdiaymakers bathe at the Baltic Sea beach of Laboe, northern Germany. Tourism operators, such as Thomas Cook and Alltours, were quoted by German news agency DPA as saying that last-minute bookings for the Mediterranean are down, as holidaymakers seek out cooler temperatures on the North Sea and Baltic coastlines. (Frank Molter / dpa / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

Holdiaymakers bathe at the Baltic Sea beach of Laboe, northern Germany. Tourism operators, such as Thomas Cook and Alltours, were quoted by German news agency DPA as saying that last-minute bookings for the Mediterranean are down, as holidaymakers seek out cooler temperatures on the North Sea and Baltic coastlines. (Frank Molter / dpa / AFP)

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Members of the Italian Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) distribute water bottles to people and tourists in front of the Ancient Colosseum, in central Rome. The national farmers’ union, Coldiretti, said that milk production was down 15% as cows suffered from the heat. At the same time, ice cream consumption was up 30% over the past week, the union said. (Andreas Solaro / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

Members of the Italian Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) distribute water bottles to people and tourists in front of the Ancient Colosseum, in central Rome. The national farmers’ union, Coldiretti, said that milk production was down 15% as cows suffered from the heat. At the same time, ice cream consumption was up 30% over the past week, the union said. (Andreas Solaro / AFP)

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An aerial photograph shows a group of water buffalo walking from a water pool onto parched earth at Beckum, Germany. In the Netherlands, where the current heatwave is the longest-ever recorded -- with temperatures reaching 35 C on Friday -- people are beginning to experience water shortages, even if drinking supplies remain unaffected for now. (Eric Brinkhost / ANP / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

An aerial photograph shows a group of water buffalo walking from a water pool onto parched earth at Beckum, Germany. In the Netherlands, where the current heatwave is the longest-ever recorded -- with temperatures reaching 35 C on Friday -- people are beginning to experience water shortages, even if drinking supplies remain unaffected for now. (Eric Brinkhost / ANP / AFP)

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Firefighters work at the scene of a burned-out truck on the E19 highway from Mechelen to Brussels, at Machelen. The Belgian road safety authority VIAS reported an increase in the number of road accidents as a result of the heatwave. “The daily average number of accidents is 15% higher during a heatwave,” VIAS spokesman, Stef Willems, was quoted saying. (Benoit Doppagne / Belga / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

Firefighters work at the scene of a burned-out truck on the E19 highway from Mechelen to Brussels, at Machelen. The Belgian road safety authority VIAS reported an increase in the number of road accidents as a result of the heatwave. “The daily average number of accidents is 15% higher during a heatwave,” VIAS spokesman, Stef Willems, was quoted saying. (Benoit Doppagne / Belga / AFP)

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A woman looks through the glass of the enclosure of a Polar bear as he cools off in the water at the zoo in Mulhouse, France. As many in Poland look for a cool respite from the scorching weather, the police has issued caution highlighting that nearly 250 people had drowned since the beginning of April, including 75 in July alone. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

A woman looks through the glass of the enclosure of a Polar bear as he cools off in the water at the zoo in Mulhouse, France. As many in Poland look for a cool respite from the scorching weather, the police has issued caution highlighting that nearly 250 people had drowned since the beginning of April, including 75 in July alone. (Sebastien Bozon / AFP)

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A man sunbathes as others cool off in Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal. The heatwave is expected to reach its peak on Saturday, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). While no “substantial” wildfires have been reported so far, the emergency services say they remain on maximum alert. A policy of “zero tolerance” towards risky activity, such as barbecues is in effect. (Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

A man sunbathes as others cool off in Tagus River in Lisbon, Portugal. The heatwave is expected to reach its peak on Saturday, according to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). While no “substantial” wildfires have been reported so far, the emergency services say they remain on maximum alert. A policy of “zero tolerance” towards risky activity, such as barbecues is in effect. (Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)

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Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, a Stockholm University geography professor takes measurements atop Sweden's highest peak, a glacier on the southern tip of the Kebnekaise mountain in northern Sweden. The peak is no longer the nation’s tallest point, scientists said on August 1, 2018. (Carl Lundberg / Stockholm University / AFP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2018 4:30 PM

Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, a Stockholm University geography professor takes measurements atop Sweden's highest peak, a glacier on the southern tip of the Kebnekaise mountain in northern Sweden. The peak is no longer the nation’s tallest point, scientists said on August 1, 2018. (Carl Lundberg / Stockholm University / AFP)

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