Children cover themselves with sand at a beach theme park in Beijing August 1, 2010. The heatwave and humidity lingering over much of north China is likely to ease at the weekend with a cool front coming from the north, but the scorching temperatures are likely to continue in much of the south of the country, Xinhua News Agency said. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 18 months ago

Children cover themselves with sand at a beach theme park in Beijing August 1, 2010. The heatwave and humidity lingering over much of north China is likely to ease at the weekend with a cool front coming from the north, but the scorching temperatures are likely to continue in much of the south of the country, Xinhua News Agency said.

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