Heat wave sweeps Russia, Finland
2010-07-29 02:57:49 GMT2010-07-29 10:57:49 (Beijing Time)
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Two girls jump into the sea at a seaside near Helsinki, capital of Finland, July 28, 2010. A rarely high summer temperature of 35 degrees Celsius hit Lahti in southern Finland on Wednesday, setting a new highest temperature record in Finland since 1934. (Xinhua/Zhao Changchun)
A mother and her child cool off at a seaside near Helsinki, capital of Finland, July 28, 2010. A rarely high summer temperature of 35 degrees Celsius hit Lahti in southern Finland on Wednesday, setting a new highest temperature record in Finland since 1934. (Xinhua/Zhao Changchun)
A girl cools off at a fountain in the Alexander Garden in Moscow, Russia, July 28, 2010. The highest temperature in Moscow reached 36.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
People cool off at a fountain in the Alexander Garden in Moscow, Russia, July 28, 2010. The highest temperature in Moscow reached 36.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
Two girls jump into the sea at a seaside near Helsinki, capital of Finland, July 28, 2010. A rarely high summer temperature of 35 degrees Celsius hit Lahti in southern Finland on Wednesday, setting a new highest temperature record in Finland since 1934.
