FILE PHOTO: People try to cool off on a rocky beach as a heatwave hits Europe, in Sliema, Malta, June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - French authorities announced school closures and traffic restrictions on Wednesday as swathes of Europe continued to wither under a powerful heatwave.
Residents and tourists alike cooled off in fountains, rivers and lakes from Paris to Munich as the mercury remained stubbornly in the upper 30s degrees Celsius. Parts of southern France and Spain recorded temperatures above 40 degrees.
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