Berlin combats record heat with water-cannon patrols
TL;DR
Berlin deployed two water cannons to cool crowds during a heatwave gripping Germany, spraying landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag as daytime temperatures neared 40°C; nights remained hot, with a cooldown and possible thunderstorms forecast for later in the week.
- Hottest day: Berlin police deploy water cannon to beat the heat Euronews
- Berlin is even worse equipped than Paris for Europe’s heatwave The Economist
- Weather tracker: Heatwave expected to bring Germany and Poland to 40C The Guardian
- Germany breaks yet another heat record at 41.7 C Yahoo
- It's so hot in Germany the Autobahn literally burst open at the seams and had to be closed down Fortune
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