Faced with the heatwave, Western European countries are making do with what they have

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A watering hole in Athens. A heatwave of unprecedented intensity is affecting much of Western Europe, from the Netherlands to the Mediterranean. SOCRATES BALTAGIANNIS / DPA/AP
From the Netherlands to Portugal, the heatwave sweeping across Europe is of unprecedented intensity. Regions, cities, and professional sectors are trying to adapt.
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I subscribeSouthern and Western European countries are experiencing the first heatwave of the summer, of unprecedented intensity , but not the last. Last June was the hottest month ever recorded in Portugal, France , and Spain. While they have yet to be confirmed, peaks of 46°C were recorded on Saturday in Huelva, a town in Andalusia, Spain, and in Mora, Portugal.
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