Romanians flock to pools and fountains to seek shelter from heatwave

Romanian residents sought relief from extreme heat on Tuesday (June 30) as a record-breaking heatwave continued to grip much of Europe.

People in Brasov and Bucharest flocked to pools, fountains and shaded areas to escape temperatures that have soared well above normal.

The heatwave, which began on June 20, set records for early summer and the blistering conditions disrupted power generation, damaged infrastructure and overwhelmed healthcare systems.

The heatwave would have been "virtually ‌impossible" without human-caused climate change, which has made this week's soaring night-time temperatures 100 times more likely than they would have been just two decades ago, according to scientists.

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