To reduce humidity and heat, the Netherlands spreads salt on the roads

A woman wets her hair in a fountain in central London, as Europe warms.

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Municipal authorities and the private sector in the Netherlands took emergency measures today, Tuesday, due to temperatures rising to nearly 40 degrees Celsius.

The machines were operated to spread the salt on certain roads in order to reduce the surface temperature, as the municipal authorities explained that the salt extracts moisture from the air, which leads to the cooling of the asphalt, which can reach a temperature of fifty in such conditions.

Meanwhile, the country's largest supermarket chain, Albert Hein, said it would not offer home delivery in order to protect its drivers who deliver groceries to customers under the scorching sun.

Customers, on their part, have expressed their disapproval on social media.

Meteorological services said temperatures would reach 39 degrees in the southeastern city of Limburg, and exceed 38 degrees in the southwestern coastal province of Zeeland, where conditions are usually cooler.

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