Heat wave smashes European records

By Alexandra Regida and Emma Pinedo
Updated July 25 2019 - 7:33am, first published 7:31am
People across Europe are doing what they can to keep cool as Sahara heat rolls over the continent.
People across Europe are doing what they can to keep cool as Sahara heat rolls over the continent.

Belgian zookeepers have fed tigers with chickens encased in giant ice cubes as northern Europe bakes in record temperatures during another heat wave that climate experts believe could become the new normal.

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