(1 Jul 2025)
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Soest, Netherlands – 2 July 2025
1. Various of children and adults enjoying water sprays to cool off during heatwave event
2. Wide of fire truck spraying water to cool down crowd
3. Various of children playing with water guns
4. Various of people in park
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rik (last name not given), local resident:
"For the children, it’s so fun. You can see all the people around us, the children playing with their water guns. It’s nice that they do it."
6. Various of children, families playing
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Maarten (last name not given), local resident:
"It’s a very good idea of them to help and cool us down and entertain us at the same time."
Toke (last name not given), local resident (English): "I think they show that they are our friends and you can trust them."
8. Various of people enjoying water sprays
9. Children firing water towards camera
STORYLINE:
In the Dutch town of Soest, firefighters brought hoses to a local park on Tuesday evening to cool down residents amid a heatwave.
“Bring your water pistol and swimming clothes with you, because you’re guaranteed to get soaked,” the firefighters said in an Instagram post.
Dozens of families enjoyed the public event with water pistols.
"It’s a very good idea of them to help and cool us down and entertain us at the same time," said Maarten, a Soest resident.
Europe is enduring a severe heat wave with record-breaking temperatures reported in multiple locations.
Health warnings are in effect in several European nations.
AP video shot by Ahmad Seir Nassiri
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