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European heatwave: Riot vehicles, fire hoses and soaked pedestrians. How Germany is battling record heat

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Authorities in Germany used police water cannons and fire brigade vehicles to help residents cool down as Europe endured an intense heatwave that pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius in several countries, shattered weather records and disrupted transport and energy infrastructure.

Videos circulating on social media showed German police using riot control vehicles to spray water on people gathered in parks, while a fire brigade vehicle equipped with a perforated hose sprinkled water along streets in the city of Cologne to help lower temperatures for residents.

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Germany records highest temperatures

Berlin recorded temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius on Saturday, prompting police to deploy two water cannons to lightly spray people seeking relief from the heat.

Germany also registered a preliminary all-time temperature record of 41.5 degrees Celsius in Moeckern-Drewitz in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, surpassing the previous day's record of 41.3 degrees Celsius near Saarbruecken, according to the German Meteorological Service.

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