Europe still sizzling in near-record temps

Updated August 5 2018 - 4:41am, first published 4:38am
People have crowded onto La Concha beach in the Basque city of San Sebastian in Spain to cool down.
People have crowded onto La Concha beach in the Basque city of San Sebastian in Spain to cool down.

Portugal and Spain are sweltering in a southern European heatwave that has produced near-record temperatures - with the hot conditions threatening to stick around for days to come.