Heatwave strikes eastern coast of US – in pictures
People take in the sun at Washington Square Park in New York as a heatwave descended on the city. Temperatures reached 35C (94F)Photograph: Mehdi Taamallah/AFP/Getty ImagesA man relaxes on a bench near Times Square in New York cityPhotograph: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesKids cool off in the spray of an open hydrant on a hot evening in Lawrence, MassachusettsPhotograph: Elise Amendola/AP
A man sunbathes by the Hudson river during a heatwave in New YorkPhotograph: Mark Lennihan/APPeople cool off in a fountain on Washington Square in New YorkPhotograph: Mehdi Taamallah/AFP/Getty ImagesRicky Otazu of Lodi, New Jersey, walks past a giant screen in New York announcing the week's weather forecast for the cityPhotograph: Mary Altaffer/APA couple grab the chance to cool off in a fountain in Washington Square Park in New York cityPhotograph: MEHDI TAAMALLAH/AFP/Getty ImagesFountain fun for these youngsters in Washington Square Park in New York Photograph: Mehdi Taamallah/AFP/Getty ImagesStreet acrobat Bernie Young flips while performing for spectators in the midday heat near Times Square in New York cityPhotograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesWomen sunbathe in Washington Square Park, New York Photograph: Mehdi Taamallah/AFP/Getty ImagesA near-naked cowboy – advertising an oyster bar – performs in the midday heat in Times Square in New York Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesHot dogs splash in canine wading pools in Hudson River Park, New YorkPhotograph: Mark Lennihan/AP
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