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In photos: Spain sizzles in a heat wave

As the thermometer hits 40ºC, water fountains and parks provide temporary relief from the sun

People cool down running through a water fountain in Madrid Rio park.Carlos Rosillo
A man enjoys the spray from a water fountain in Madrid Rio park.Carlos Rosillo
A bird splashes in a fountain in El Retiro park in Madrid.J.J. Guillén
A thermometer at a bus stop in Madrid reads 46ºC.CARLOS ROSILLO
Tourists cool off at the Puente de Toledo fountain in Madrid.
Two girls drench themselves with water in a central square in Almería.Carlos Barba (EFE)
A thermometer reads 39ºC in the center of Almería as the first day of the heat wave begins.
A group of children bathe in an inflatable pool in Tres Mil Viviendas in Seville.PACO PUENTES
Tourists row a boat in the lake in El Retiro park in Madrid.Carlos Rosillo
A man washes his face at a tap in El Retiro park in Madrid.Carlos Rosillo