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Now playing Next Portugal Spain and Portugal buckle under searing heat Europe's heatwave has gripped Spain and Portugal. Temperatures will remain above 40 C at least until Sunday, and could rise two or three degrees. 04/08/2018
Now playing Next Portugal Portuguese firefighters evacuate villages in the Algarve Hundreds of firefighters are battling a forest fire in Portugal's Algarve region. 04/08/2018
Now playing Next World News No turning back: Europe looks at abandoning daylight saving time In some parts of Finland, daylight saving time barely saves any daylight at all, and many Finns have had enough. 04/08/2018
Now playing Next Switzerland Swiss police urge owners to put dogs in shoes during heatwave The “Hot Dog” campaign calls on dog owners to measure the temperature of the ground with the back of their hand for five seconds to determine whether it will hurt their pet’s paws. 03/08/2018
Now playing Next World News Eight ways the heatwave has affected Europe From a melting mountain in Sweden, to a surge in beer sales in Germany, find out how the soaring temperatures are affecting Europe. 03/08/2018